Lithuania (Noun)
Meaning
A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Lithuania shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, and Poland and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast to the south and southwest.
- Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, a country in the northern part of southeastern Europe.
- Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 and since becoming a member of NATO and the EU has sought to draw closer to Western Europe.
- Situated at the crossroads of several cultures, Lithuania has been part of the Hanseatic League, Sweden, Poland, Russia, and Germany throughout history.
- Lithuania was one of the last areas of Europe to adopt Christianity in 1387 after the Grand Duchy of Lithuania merged with the Christian Kingdom of Poland.