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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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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