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LITHUANIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Lithuanian" is a kind of...):
Baltic; Baltic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European)
Derivation:
Lithuanian (of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Lithuania
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lithuanian" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Lithuanian" is a member of...):
Lietuva; Lithuania; Republic of Lithuania (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its people or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Lithuania (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)
Derivation:
Lithuania (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)
Lithuanian (the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)