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Lithuanian

Lithuanian

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A person from Lithuania
  • noun
  • /ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən/
: lituano
  • Nevertheless, most Lithuanians still insisted on being recognized as ethnically distinct.
  • Lithuanians and Poles
  • ethnic Lithuanians
  • most Lithuanians

They could have Vilnius if they would agree to join the Polish LED federation, but the Lithuanians refused the offer.

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Examples

  • The argument between Poles and Lithuanians continued after the end of World War I.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The Lithuanian attended the cultural festival to celebrate his heritage.

  • Her ancestors -- her mother, I mean -- was Lithuanian.

    Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)

  • So what happens is that the Lithuanians facing this challenge move South.

  • The hall was filled to near capacity when the Lithuanians began to protest the meeting.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The private and public lives of Lithuanians were once again beginning to merge.

    Academic text (1990)

  • "Do not be ashamed to call yourselves Lithuanians," one speaker announced.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Read newspapers and books, and show other nationality groups that we Lithuanians are cultured people.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Reds fought as a legion; the Lithuanians, in green uniforms, fought as skirmishers.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • They could have Vilnius if they would agree to join the Polish LED federation, but the Lithuanians refused the offer.

    The Great War

Surface Forms

Lithuanian singular
Lithuanians plural

Morphology

Lithuanian = Lithuania (transparent) = Lithuan + ian

Regular demonym formation from the country name 'Lithuania'; a speaker knowing the country will readily infer the meaning 'a person from Lithuania'.

Etymology

Lithuanian comes from the country's name Lietuva plus the English ending -ian, the same pattern as Canadian or Australian. So a Lithuanian is a person from Lithuania.