"Litvak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Litvaks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish litwak. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pl|litwak}} Borrowed from Polish litwak Head templates: {{en-noun}} Litvak (plural Litvaks)
  1. A Lithuanian Jew, or an Ashkenazi Jew from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Wikipedia link: Litvak Categories (topical): Demonyms, Judaism, People Categories (place): Lithuania Translations (Lithuanian Jew): lìtvakas [masculine] (Lithuanian), lìtvakė [feminine] (Lithuanian), litwak [masculine] (Polish), litwaczka [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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