ליטוואַק

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Yiddish

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Noun

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ליטוואַק (litvakm, plural ליטוואַקעס (litvakes) or ליטוואַקן (litvakn)

  1. Litvak (a Lithuanian Jew)

Usage notes

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Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian non-Jew is not a litvak, but rather a ליטווינער (litviner).

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