Lithuanian
noun
Lith·u·a·nian
ˌli-thə-ˈwā-nē-ən 
-nyən,
chiefly British ˌlith-yü-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
2
: the Baltic language of the Lithuanian people
Lithuanian
adjective
Examples of Lithuanian in a Sentence
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Officials said the body of the fourth U.S. soldier was found in Lithuania after a search by hundreds of rescue workers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Polish Armed Forces, Estonian Armed Forces and other elements of the Lithuanian government and civilian agencies.
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Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the 63-ton vehicle was removed from a peat bog after a six-day recovery effort that involved hundreds of service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Polish Armed Forces, officials added.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The soldiers, who the Army said are all based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, were reported missing on Tuesday, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.
—Rashid Haddou, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
What To Know Newsweek spoke with Budrys in an interview at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Growing up under Soviet rule, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė was not allowed to celebrate Christmas.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson Fox News, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Lithuanian Bakery Inc. via email for comment.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Spanish To Swedish, Serbian To Swahili Developers can use natural language in a variety of languages (yes, don’t panic, Lithuanian, Swahili and more are supported) in Gemini Code Assist to generate, explain and improve code.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Born in 1910, Grade grew up in Vilna, Lithuania (Vilnius in Lithuanian), then a hub of Jewish intellectual and cultural life.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the 63-ton vehicle was removed from a peat bog after a six-day recovery effort that involved hundreds of service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Polish Armed Forces, officials added.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The soldiers, who the Army said are all based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, were reported missing on Tuesday, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.
—Rashid Haddou, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
What To Know Newsweek spoke with Budrys in an interview at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Growing up under Soviet rule, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė was not allowed to celebrate Christmas.
—Lucas Y. Tomlinson Fox News, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Lithuanian Bakery Inc. via email for comment.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Spanish To Swedish, Serbian To Swahili Developers can use natural language in a variety of languages (yes, don’t panic, Lithuanian, Swahili and more are supported) in Gemini Code Assist to generate, explain and improve code.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Born in 1910, Grade grew up in Vilna, Lithuania (Vilnius in Lithuanian), then a hub of Jewish intellectual and cultural life.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Lithuanian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lithuanian. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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Lithuanian
noun
Lith·u·a·nian
ˌlith-(y)ə-ˈwā-nē-ən
-nyən
1
: a person born or living in Lithuania
2
: the Baltic language of the Lithuanian people
Lithuanian
adjective
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