Phrase guide

yellow badge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jewish badge, yellow patch

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: jødestjerne — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Dutch: Jodenster — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Finnish: keltainen daavidintähti — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • French: étoile jaune — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • German: Judenstern — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Hungarian: sárga csillag — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Polish: żółta gwiazda — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Russian: жёлтая звезда́ (žóltaja zvezdá) — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Russian: ла́та (láta) — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Spanish: insignia amarilla — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Spanish: estrella amarilla — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Ukrainian: жовта зірка (žovta zirka) — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public
  • Ukrainian: лата (lata) — cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public