Eisenstein

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Eisenstein →
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Meanings

proper nounEisenstein (countable and uncountable, plural Eisensteins)

plural Eisensteins · alternative Eisenshtein

  1. A surname.
    1. countableuncountableA surname from German.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Russian [in turn from German]. A transliteration of the Russian surname Эйзенштейн (Ejzenštejn).
  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA mountain in the Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany.

Origin

  1. GermanEisenstein
  2. EnglishEisenstein

Borrowed from German Eisenstein.

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APA

Eisenstein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenstein

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“Eisenstein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenstein. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eisenstein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eisenstein.

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