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Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

English

The coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1430

Proper noun

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

A former European state from the 13th century until 1795, encompassing the territory of modern-day Lithuania and Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and small parts of Russia and Poland

Translations

former European state

Belarusian: Вялі́кае Кня́ства Літо́ўскае n ‎(Vjalíkaje Knjástva Litóŭskaje)
Danish: Storfyrstendømmet Litauen n (definite form. The indefinite form is not used.)
German: Großfürstentum Litauen n
Latin: Magnus Ducatus Lituaniae m
Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė f, Didi Kunigystė Lietuvos f (Old Literary)

Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie n
Russian: Вели́кое кня́жество Лито́вское (ru) n ‎(Velíkoje knjážestvo Litóvskoje)
Ukrainian: Вели́ке кя́зівство Лито́вське n ‎(Velýke kjázivstvo Lytóvsʹke)
Yiddish: ליטווישע גרויספֿירשטנטום n ‎(litvishe groysfirshtntum)