"Horowitz" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/ [General-American], /ˈhɑɹ.ə.wɪts/ [New-York-City]
Etymology: From German Horowitz and Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), named after Horowitz (Czech Hořovice), a town with a large Jewish population in the Late Middle Ages. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Horowitz}} German Horowitz, {{bor|en|yi|האָראָװיץ}} Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), {{m+|cs|Hořovice}} Czech Hořovice Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Horowitz
  1. A surname from German. Derived forms: Horowitz number, Horowitz quotient, Horowitz ratio Translations (surname): 霍羅威茨 /霍罗威茨 (Huòluówēicí) (Chinese Mandarin), הורוביץ (Hebrew), Horowitz [feminine, masculine] (Polish), האָראָוויץ (horovits) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Horowitz-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/ [General-American], /ˈhɑɹ.ə.wɪts/ [New-York-City] Forms: Horowitzes [plural], Horowitzs [plural], Horowitz [plural]
Etymology: From German Horowitz and Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), named after Horowitz (Czech Hořovice), a town with a large Jewish population in the Late Middle Ages. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Horowitz}} German Horowitz, {{bor|en|yi|האָראָװיץ}} Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), {{m+|cs|Hořovice}} Czech Hořovice Head templates: {{en-noun|+|s|*}} Horowitz (plural Horowitzes or Horowitzs or Horowitz)
  1. Ellipsis of Horowitz index. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Horowitz index
    Sense id: en-Horowitz-en-noun--t1mpgR0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 38 62

Inflected forms

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