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lithuanian

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˌɫɪθəˈweɪniən// lithua·ni·an

adj. relating to the country of Lithuania, its people, or its language.

adj. relating to the Baltic nation of Lithuania, its inhabitants, or its official language. Typically used attributively before a noun.


SIMPLE

I really enjoy eating traditional Lithuanian food.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum features a large collection of Lithuanian folk art from the nineteenth century.

COMPLEX

Scholars of Indo-European linguistics often study the Lithuanian language because it has preserved many ancient grammatical features that have disappeared from other modern tongues.

Origin

From Lithuania + -an.

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies. When referring to the language or the people as a group, it is always capitalized.

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