Lithuanian
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən/
- To help in this process, virtually every Lithuanian parish provided parochial schools, libraries, or reading rooms.
- Lithuanian language
- Lithuanian-American
- Lithuanian Americans
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Watch on YouTubeThis is hugely important because it means that suddenly no longer is there Lithuanian law in Ukraine, but now there is Polish law in Ukraine.
- This is hugely important because it means that suddenly no longer is there Lithuanian law in Ukraine, but now there is Polish law in Ukraine.
- So the post Lithuanian Commonwealth is gone, but it has left certain very important legacies for Ukrainians.
Examples
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Throughout the war, the Lithuanian-American press played a crucial role in the nationalist campaign.
Academic text (1998) -
This is hugely important because it means that suddenly no longer is there Lithuanian law in Ukraine, but now there is Polish law in Ukraine.
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You obviously know all about the Lithuanian struggle.
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You have a passport to prove you are Lithuanian?
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For the first time in decades, on February 16, 1989, the Lithuanian government permitted public celebrations on Independence Day.
Academic text (1990) -
She still remembered some Lithuanian songs from her childhood.
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But these questions have become nearly irrelevant to a Lithuanian leadership not recognized as governing an independent state.
Academic text (1990) -
To an extent, parental concerns over the Americanization of Lithuanian children were justified.
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The largely symbolic acts of 1988 had resurrected the idea of Lithuanian nationhood.
Academic text (1990) -
Many young people in the city are learning Lithuanian to connect with their heritage.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Lithuanian = Lithuania (transparent) = Lithuan + ian
Typical adjectival formation from a country name using '-ian'; the relation to Lithuania is clear.
Etymology
Lithuanian comes from the country's name Lietuva, so it means 'from Lithuania' when we use it for people, language, food, or things. That's why saying 'Lithuanian music' or 'Lithuanian food' tells you those things come from Lithuania.