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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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
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
"Our startups pay a lot of taxes. They create new jobs," she said, adding that Lithuanian startups employed over 20,000 people in total, paying high salaries and attracting foreign investment to the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 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
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
Some Lithuanians in Taiwan have reported that taxi drivers refused to let them pay.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
And in May, Lithuanians clubbed together and purchased a state-of-the-art TB2 drone from the Turkish manufacturer Bayraktar.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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
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