ENGLISH
REFERENCE

lithuanian

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

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.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Usage

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

Last updated May 7, 2026