Lithuania

From Latin Lituania, which is a loanword from Proto-Slavic *Litъva, which is a loanword from Old Lithuanian Lietuva.

It has been speculated that the name comes from the rivulet Lietauka[1], although archeological evidence does not corroborate this hypothesis.

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɪθ.(j)uˈeɪ.ni.ə/, /ˌlɪθˈweɪ.ni.ə/

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• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Lithuania

1. A country in north-eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika).

• Lithuanian
• Lithuanian SSR

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• Ethnographic regions of Lithuania
• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
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• Appendix:Place names in Lithuania

From English Lithuania.

Lithuania

1. Lithuania