Litvak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Litvak
1890–95; < Yiddish litvak < Polish litwak Lithuanian person (now obsolete in this sense), derivative of Litwa Lithuania
Example Sentences
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But Sokolov and Litvak leave these few real-world thematic threads dangling as they have bigger fish to fry — or pigs to roast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Mr Litvak was detained by authorities as he was preparing to travel to Israel.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2022
The Porto centre, where Litvak is the rabbi, was responsible for Abramovich's process.
From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2022
Igor Litvak, his lawyer, told The Washington Times he believes the 30-month sentence his client received was too steep.
From Washington Times • May 25, 2021
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