Main Entry: Lith·u·a·nia

Pronunciation: \ˌli-thə-ˈwā-nē-ə, ˌli-thyə-, -nyə\

Variant(s): or Lith Lie·tu·va \lye-ˈtü-vä\

Function: geographical name

country N central Europe bordering on the Baltic; remnant of a medieval principality extending from Baltic Sea to Black Sea; a republic 1918–40, a constituent republic (Lithuanian Republic) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1940–91; ∗ Vilnius area 25,174 square miles (65,201 square kilometers), population 3,483,972