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The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or "Jude" in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country's Jewish community - a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust.

The new entry in the Duden dictionary states that the term 'Jude' can also be considered derogatory, citing its use in Nazi Germany, and recommends instead using terms such as 'Jewish fellow citizens'

BERLIN (AP) -- The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or "Jude" in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in

The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or "Jude" in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country's Jewish community - a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust.

BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust.

The definition had recently been altered to denote that "Jew" can be deemed offensive — a conclusion Jewish leaders have dismissed.