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

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

Etymology

Origin of Lithuanian

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

Example Sentences

Lithuanian officials lowered her security status last year and several of the opposition leader's associates said the Belarus government had made threats.

From Barron's

A little more than 35 years ago, on Jan. 13, 1991, Mr. Landsbergis was hunkered down in the Lithuanian parliament in Vilnius in a bulletproof vest waiting for Soviet forces to storm the building.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Glazers - whose grandparents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants to the US - are yet to comment on the episode.

From BBC

Lithuanian prosecutors launched a human trafficking investigation on Tuesday after prominent Lithuanians were named in the files.

From Salon

The Lithuanian government has declared an emergency situation.

From BBC