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Litvak

[ lit-vahk ]

noun

  1. a Jew from Lithuania or a neighboring country or region.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Litvak1

1890–95; < Yiddish litvak < Polish litwak Lithuanian person (now obsolete in this sense), derivative of Litwa Lithuania

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