Lithuanian
Americanadjective
noun
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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
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys told journalists he wants the bloc to prepare itself to accept Ukraine by 2030 -- if it completes the process by then.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
He is accused of having stripped assets and funds from a leading Lithuanian bank, Snoras, where he was a majority shareholder, between 2008 and 2011, when the lender was nationalised.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Born in 1932 in South Africa to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants who ran a malt business, Kirsh ventured into grain milling and then distribution, according to news reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
"This is a very sensitive and important area for us... All countries must ensure airspace security and inform other countries if they see risks. Belarus does the same," said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
The Soviets forced Mother to teach school to a mixed class of Altaian and Lithuanian children.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
Lithuanian prosecutors launched a human trafficking investigation on Tuesday after prominent Lithuanians were named in the files.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026
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
Hundreds of Lithuanians thundered the patriotic anthem of national independence, which had been banned by the 1940 nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin, a deal that, in effect, condoned the Soviet seizure of Lithuania.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
"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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