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Epshteyn

Epshteyn proper noun: a surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun

Epshteyn

  1. A surname from Yiddish.
    • A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started looking into it, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.2023 March 14, Aaron Katersky, Soo Rin Kim, Laura Romero, “Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2026

Origin of Epshteyn

Borrowed from Yiddish עפּשטײן (epshteyn) (whence also Hebrew אֶפְּשְׁטֵיין (épshtein)). Doublet of Epstein and Eppstein.

Questions about Epshteyn

What does Epshteyn mean?
Epshteyn means a surname from Yiddish.
What part of speech is Epshteyn?
Epshteyn is a proper noun.

Words near Epshteyn in the dictionary

  1. epruinose
  2. epruvette
  3. epruvettes
  4. eps
  5. EPSG
  6. Epshteyn
  7. epsila
  8. epsilometer
  9. epsilometers
  10. epsilometric
  11. epsilon

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