Lithuania
pronunciation
How to pronounce Lithuania in British English:
UK [ˌlɪθjʊ'eɪnɪə]
How to pronounce Lithuania in American English:
US [ˌlɪθʊ'eɪnɪr]
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- Noun:
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Word Origin
- Lithuania
- Baltic nation, from Lithuanian Lietuva, of unknown origin, perhaps from a PIE source related to Latin litus "shore" and thus meaning "shoreland." Related: Lithuanian.
Example
- 1. Lithuania 's borders were still under soviet command .
- 2. Poland and lithuania should be great friends .
- 3. But poles in lithuania decry this .
- 4. But in retrospect lithuania 's move was right .
- 5. Residents of kaliningrad now travel through lithuania on a simplified visa .