Lithuanian

American  

[lith-oo-ey-nee-uhn] / ˌlɪθ uˈeɪ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Lithuania, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

• Lithuanians
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Lithuania.

2. a Baltic language, the official language of Lithuania. Lith, Lith.

Lithuanian British  

/ ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Lithuania, its people, or their language

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noun

1. the official language of Lithuania: belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family

2. a native or inhabitant of Lithuania

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Lithuanians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Lithuanian

First recorded in 1600–10; Lithuani(a) ( def. ) + -an

Example Sentences

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Lithuanian Lithuanians

This sharp, darkly comic film follows a Lithuanian couple that splits up just as Russia invades Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

He has been handed a lifetime ban by the Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation, and his social media accounts have since been switched to private.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

The grouchy woman looked at my drawings of the Lithuanian coat of arms, Trakai Castle, our patron saint, Casimir, and the stork, the national bird of Lithuania.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

It asks whether the constitution should be amended to allow dual citizenship for hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians living abroad.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Lithuanians, Estonians, Ukrainians, Uzbeks and Moldavians all reveled in their newfound independence.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023

His parents were Jewish Lithuanians but his mother never really settled in the US and she took Al and his three younger brothers back to Lithuania for six years.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2023

In retaliation, the Lithuanians began cutting off food exports and making separate shipping arrangements with Soviet cities in which the Communists had been voted out.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Lithuanians wandered in shock through the rubble of their homes, finding the rumors hard to sift through.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield