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Luntschitz

Luntschitz proper noun: łęczyca, Poland.

Proper noun

Luntschitz

  1. (rare) Łęczyca, Poland.
    • Joshua Finesinger in Lontshitz gained much popularity for his compositions for the piyyutim for the Sabbaths between Passover and Shavuoth.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 432
    • 5399/1639: Twenty Jews were arrested and tortured in a blood libel in Lunshitz (Poland).1993, Mattis Kantor, The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia

Origin of Luntschitz

Borrowed from Yiddish לונטשיץ (luntshits).

Questions about Luntschitz

What does Luntschitz mean?
Luntschitz means łęczyca, Poland.
What part of speech is Luntschitz?
Luntschitz is a proper noun.

Words near Luntschitz in the dictionary

  1. Luntai
  2. Luntal
  3. lunted
  4. lunting
  5. lunts
  6. Luntschitz
  7. Lunu
  8. lunula
  9. lunulae
  10. lunular
  11. lunularic acid

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