Lithuania

//ˌlɪθ.uˈeɪ.ni.ə// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

    "Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the sanctions, saying they amounted to "irrational retaliation" by China. "Taiwan vows to continue to do its best to assist Lithuania to counter the unreasonable and arbitrary suppression of the Chinese government," the ministry said in a statement."

Synonyms

All synonyms
lietuvarepublic of lithuania

Example

More examples

"Lithuania is a member of the European Union."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Līthuānia f, from Proto-Slavic *Litъva f, from Old Lithuanian Lietuva f; compare the Early Modern synonym Lettow (from Middle English Lettowe). It has been speculated that the name comes from the rivulet Lietauka, although archeological evidence does not corroborate this hypothesis.

Related phrases

lietuvos respublikalithuanian ssrnorth eastern

More for "lithuania"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.