Gentile
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan, tribe”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gentile (plural Gentiles)
- Alternative letter-case form of gentile (a non-Jewish person).
- (Mormonism) A non-Mormon person (including Jews).
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
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- English lemmas
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- English terms suffixed with -ile
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