Lithuania
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- proper noun
- /lɪθˈjuːniə/
- Many tourists visit Lithuania to explore its charming capital, Vilnius.
- Lithuania's secession
- Lithuania's independence
- Lithuania's sovereignty
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then we're going to talk about the most important of these, which is Lithuania so far off to the West.
- And then we're going to talk about the most important of these, which is Lithuania so far off to the West.
- As Russian armies advanced westwards towards Warsaw, the new Baltic state of Lithuania made a deal with the Bolsheviks.
- Greetings back Lithuania, I am thrilled that you that you managed to tune in here.
- And Clinton said that we can agree to next thing you know, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland all join NATO directly on the Russian border.
- But now the region was open and was claimed by Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Bolshevik Russia and also the White Russian movement.
- And there was so many moments in this book, Lithuania being a major example, where they're begging him to use force and they're telling him correctly.
- So Poland, Poland, Lithuania loses the Left Bank.
Examples
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A Lithuanian defense official told the New York Times that a Russian attack quote is highly unlikely because Lithuania is a member of NATO.
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The spring 1989 elections to the new Congress of People's Deputies, however, underscored Lithuania's commitment to sovereignty.
Academic text (1990) -
You were born in Lithuania?
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Your man in the middle... seven foot two... from a weird country called Lithuania.
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So I understand you're from Lithuania.
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For over two years, Lithuania has been moving toward reclaiming its independence.
Academic text (1990) -
You're the chief rabbi of Lithuania.
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Lithuania in general is lyrical -- there are no big rivers, no big mountains.
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The three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, represent a similar cluster.
Academic text (1999) -
As Russian armies advanced westwards towards Warsaw, the new Baltic state of Lithuania made a deal with the Bolsheviks.
Synonyms
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A country in northeastern Europe by the Baltic Sea with capital Vilnius
A country in northern Europe on the Baltic Sea with capital Vilnius
Compounds
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Etymology
The word Lithuania comes from the country's own name Lietuva, and it probably comes from a small river called Lietava or from the root liet-, which can mean 'to pour' or 'rain' in the old local language. One helpful way to remember Lithuania is to think of it as 'the land named after a river' or a 'rainy land'.