Luntschitz

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proper noun

Łęczyca, Poland.

OriginYiddish לונטשיץ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareŁęczyca, Poland.

    5399/1639: Twenty Jews were arrested and tortured in a blood libel in Lunshitz (Poland).

    1993, Mattis Kantor, The Jewish Time Line Encyclopedia
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    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

Origin

  1. Yiddishלונטשיץ
  2. EnglishLuntschitz

Borrowed from Yiddish לונטשיץ (luntshits).

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Luntschitz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luntschitz

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Chicago

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