English Explanatory Dictionary

Lusatia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A traditionally Slavic-speaking cultural region in Central Europe, in modern Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Pronunciation

/luˈseɪʃə/

Word forms

Lusatia

Etymology

From New Latin, from Sorbian łužicy, łuža (“swamp, swampy land”), from Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool, puddle”).

Synonyms

Sorbia

Derived words

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