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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central Lithuania on the Neman River south of Riga. Founded in the 11th century, it was a medieval trading post and a Lithuanian stronghold against the Teutonic Knights. Russia acquired the city in the third partition of Poland (1795).
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- proper noun The second largest city of
Lithuania .
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- noun a city in central Lithuania
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In mid-August 2011, Valeant Pharma completed the acquisition of Lithuania-based specialty pharmaceuticals company Kaunas, which is expected to boost Valeant Pharma's European branded generic portfolio.
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Spain successfully defended their EuroBasket title with a powerful 98-85 victory over France in the Final in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Carl Berman: Spain Repeats as EuroBasket Champions Carl Berman 2011
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For that to happen, Lithuania would need to defeat the Czech Republic in Kaunas – an unlikely scenario, if realistically more possible than an away victory for Scotland at the Estadio José Rico Pérez.
Craig Levein feels Scotland will beat Spain to make Euro 2012 finals 2011
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The problem for Scotland is that irreparable damage may have been done to qualification hopes for Euro 2012 by the loss of two points in Kaunas.
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At the opposite end of the emotional spectrum came my visits to the Occupation Museum in Riga, the Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, and the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.
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Antonietta Raphaël was born in Kaunas (Lithuania) in 1895 despite her declaring herself to be five years younger.
Antonietta Rapha��l. 2009
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Khatskels was born on July 25, 1882, in Kovno (Kaunas).
Helene Khatskels. 2009
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Shnayderman, Sh.L. “Grusn fun yidishe shrayber in Rige un Kovne (Greetings from Yiddish writers in Riga and Kaunas).”
Helene Khatskels. 2009
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Serdatsky was born Yente Raybman on September 15, 1877, in Aleksat, near Kovne (Kaunas), Lithuania.
Yente Serdatsky. 2009
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Anna Rozental, née Heller, was born on October 14, 1872 in Volkovisk (Vilkaviskis, 62 km sw of Kaunas) in the province of Grodno.
Anna Rozental. 2009
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