Samogitia

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English

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Ethnographic regions of Lithuania.

██ Lithuania Minor

██ Samogitia

██ Aukštaitija

██ Suvalkija

██ Dzūkija

Etymology

From Latin Samogetia, Samogitia (“Žemaitija”), from German Sameiten, Sameythen (“Žemaitija”), from Lithuanian Žemaitija (“lowland”). "g" was introduced to Latin and later German translations due to the usage of the letter "g" to denote "j" in Medieval writing.

Sometimes connected with the (etymologically unrelated) name Getae, Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs, “ancient Dacian tribe”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samogitia

  1. An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the north-west of the country.

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Further reading

  • "Žemaitija", , in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012

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Proper noun

Samogitia f

  1. Samogitia (a region of Lithuania)
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