English Explanatory Dictionary

Lithuania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪð.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪθjʉwɛjnɪjə/ Lithuania pronunciation RP.ogg /ˌlɪθ.uˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /lɪθˈweɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪθjʉ.e.ne.ə/ /-nɪ.ə/ /-ni.ə/ /lɪθˈwan̪.jɐ/

Word forms

Lithuania

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Līthuānia f, from Proto-Slavic *Litъva f, from Old Lithuanian Lietuva f; compare the Early Modern synonym Lettow (from Middle English Lettowe). It has been speculated that the name comes from the rivulet Lietauka, although archeological evidence does not corroborate this hypothesis.

Related words

Ethnographic regions of Lithuania

Derived words

Central Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian SSR Middle Lithuania Republic of Central Lithuania
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