Lithuanian
Americanadjective
noun
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Lithuanians
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Lithuania.
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a Baltic language, the official language of Lithuania. Lith, Lith.
adjective
noun
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the official language of Lithuania: belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family
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a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Lithuanian
First recorded in 1600–10; Lithuani(a) ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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It’s a plain truth that gets a sharp consideration in the new Lithuanian film “How to Divorce During the War.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A drone flying toward the Lithuanian capital Vilnius the following day prompted air-raid alerts in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For another assignment he received a pin for a location inside a Lithuanian cemetery and was told to dig beneath some plastic flowers.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rudolph Arthur Marcus was born July 21, 1923, in Montreal, the only child of American-born Myer Marcus and English-born Esther Marcus, both of Jewish Lithuanian descent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mother and Mrs. Rimas whispered back and forth in Lithuanian behind the blond guard.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
Lithuanians, Estonians, Ukrainians, Uzbeks and Moldavians all reveled in their newfound independence.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Ms. Pettitt, for one, would welcome more Poles, Latvians or Lithuanians to Boston — “that would be fantastic,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
But Ukrainians and Lithuanians were wary of Polish claims on their territories, and Pilsudski’s vision of an anti-Russian alliance never became reality.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
"I hope we can reach an agreement with the Lithuanians on transit, because they're not bad people," Svetlana tells me.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2022
More than three hundred Lithuanians and Finns moved mountains of food and supplies they would never again touch.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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