ליטווינער
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Yiddish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ליטווינער • (litviner) m, plural ליטווינער (litviner), feminine ליטווינקע (litvinke)
- Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)
Usage notes[edit]
Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian Jew is not a litviner, but rather a ליטוואַק (litvak).