Yevanic

Y4E1V4A1N1I1C3

proper noun

The nearly extinct language of the Romaniote Jews of Greece.

OriginHebrew יָוָן →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The nearly extinct language of the Romaniote Jews of Greece.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיָוָן“Greece”
  2. EnglishYevanic

From Hebrew יָוָן (yaván, “Greece”) + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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