landsleit

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noun

People from the same town, in American Jewish communities.

OriginYiddish לאַנדסלײַט →
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Meanings

nounlandsleit pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyPeople from the same town, in American Jewish communities.

Origin

  1. Yiddishלאַנדסלײַט
  2. Englishlandsleit

From Yiddish לאַנדסלײַט (landslayt). See לאַנד (land) and לײַט (layt).

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APA

landsleit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsleit

MLA

“landsleit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsleit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landsleit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsleit.

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