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- proper noun Plural form of
Lithuanian .
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Examples
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I see why 'double genocide' is a term Lithuanians want.
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It was the ceaseless effort of the Poles to force the Lithuanians from the Greek into the Roman Church that drove them into the arms of Russia; but it was not until after the death of Michael, in 1645, that the consequences of this short-sighted policy were to show.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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Related to the Lithuanians are the Letts (Latyshi); they are a hard-working race and have a high moral standard.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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What fame it will be for the newly baptized Lithuanians and for the might of Poland, when the united armies carry the cross to those countries where, if they mention the Saviour's name at all, it is only to blaspheme!
The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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About a fifth are litsviny ('Lithuanians': see below), who are rapidly being polonized; thus "the future of the Belarusian minority in Poland will be increasingly shaped by its padlashy demographic component," ie, the "Podlasian Belarusians (padlashy in the Belarusian language), who live in the centre and south of Podlasie Province."
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The term litsviny or "Lithuanians" harks back to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Rzeczpospolita; Elena Gapova has an interesting discussion of "Belarusian Identity and Its Mythologies":Adam Mickiewicz, the creator of the Polish literary canon, began his poem "Pan Tadeusz" with the exclamation, "Litwo!
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By the summer of 1990, at least 80 percent of ethnic Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians favored complete independence.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Russians reported paying bribes a bit more often than Hungarians or Latvians, but less often than Mexicans and Lithuanians.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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He did not condemn the military action until nine days later, and he actually blamed the Lithuanians for provoking the bloodshed.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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At another plenum that month, when Gorbachev rejected demands to use force against the Lithuanians for fear of civilian casualties, a whisperer chimed in: Enough blackmail!
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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