Lithuanian, a. and n.
(lɪθjuːˈeɪnɪən)
Also 7 Lituanian.
[f. proper name Lithuania + -an.]
A. adj. Belonging or relating to Lithuania, its people or language.
| 1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) X. 102/2 Another division [of Lithuania] is into Lithuania properly so called, and Lithuanian Russia. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 53 The bulk of the Lithuanian nation remained faithful to their idols. 1843 R. Garnett in Proc. Philol. Soc. (1845) I. 147 The Lithuanian merga, maiden. |
B. n. A native of Lithuania; also, the Lithuanian language, being one of the Lettic group of Aryan languages.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 414 Antonius Schvebergerus, the Lituanian of Vilna. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 53 In the twelfth century the Lithuanians began to be more known. 1847 Mrs. A. Kerr Hist. Servia 72 The plague..is considered by..the Lithuanians..to be a personal being. |