noun🔗ShareA non-Jewish person."Many gentiles in my school enjoy celebrating Hanukkah with their Jewish friends. "religionpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country."The "Parisian" is a popular gentle, a type of French gentile used to describe a fashionable style of clothing. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNon-Jewish."My neighbor is Jewish, and I am gentile. "religiongrouppersoncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHeathen, pagan."While studying ancient Rome, the professor explained that those who didn't worship the Roman gods were considered gentile by the followers of the state religion. "religiontheologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national."The school's student council is a very gentile group, focused on their own interests and activities, and not always welcoming to new members. "nationgroupculturefamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to a gens or several gentes."Because each Roman family, or gens, possessed unique traditions and customs, the archeologist carefully studied the gentile practices of different households within the ancient city to understand their diverse social structures. "familygrouphistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country."The French language has many gentile nouns, such as "école" (school) and "maison" (house). "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading