ליטא

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See also: ליטאָ and ליטאַ

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Etymology

From Yiddish ליטע (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (Lithuania) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish.

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Proper noun

לִיטָא (lítaf

  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)

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Yiddish

Proper noun

ליטא (lito?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאָ (lito).

Proper noun

ליטא (lita?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאַ (lita).