Lietuva
- proper noun
- In 1896, the newspaper Lietuva (Lithuania) appealed to Lithuanians not to Polonize their names.
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Lietuva reported that, by 1909, there were "four hundred and forty-three Lithuanian businessmen in Chicago" alone.
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Lietuva, Chicago's leading nationalist paper, introduced a new column specifically designed to inform Lithuanians of important wartime developments in Europe.
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In its very first issue, the nationalist newspaper Lietuva cautioned those who were not yet citizens to apply immediately and to send for their relatives as quickly as possible.
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Lietuva appealed to Lithuanians of all factions to participate as a way of showing not only that they represented a distinct ethnic group, but that they were, in fact, the most patriotic nationality group of all.
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When the Chicago City Council voted in late 1917 to recommend that the mayor and the Illinois governor ban all public anti-war demonstrations, Lietuva warned Lithuanians to distance themselves from the socialist-led Lithuanian-American Workers' Council, which had repeatedly denounced United States involvement in the war.
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The Lietuva staff offered to help readers complete the necessary paperwork for immigration and citizenship, and it provided a generic form letter with which illiterate or semi-literate Lithuanians could write their senators or congressmen to protest pending immigration restriction proposals.
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The newspaper Lietuva has played a significant role in promoting Lithuanian culture and heritage throughout the years.
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In 1910, Lietuva became a key voice for Lithuanians living abroad, advocating for their rights and identity.
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Historically, Lietuva was not only a publication but also a symbol of the Lithuanian national revival in America.
Synonyms
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A country in the northeast of Europe on the Baltic Sea with capital Vilnius
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A country in northeastern Europe by the Baltic Sea with capital Vilnius
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lietuva is the Lithuanian name for the country we call Lithuania in English. One idea is that it comes from an old river name Lietava or the verb lieti 'to pour', so you can think of it as 'the land of flowing water' and remember it as the country's native name.