Meanings
- A historically Lithuanian-speaking ethnographic region of Eastern Europe, now politically mostly in the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia with small parts in Lithuania and Poland; now often taken to refer only to the rump portion in Lithuania.
Synonyms: Prussian Lithuania
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA historically Lithuanian-speaking ethnographic region of Eastern Europe, now politically mostly in the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia with small parts in Lithuania and Poland; now often taken to refer only to the rump portion in Lithuania.
Origin
- LithuanianMažoji Lietuva“Little Lithuania”
- EnglishLithuania Minor
Calque of Lithuanian Mažoji Lietuva (“Little Lithuania”)
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Chinese Mandarin 小立陶宛
- 小立陶宛 (Xiǎo Lìtáowǎn)Lithuania Minor
Danish Lille Litauen, Preussisk Litauen
- Lille LitauenLithuania Minor
- Preussisk LitauenLithuania Minor
Estonian Väike-Leedu
- Väike-LeeduLithuania Minor
Finnish Vähä-Liettua
- Vähä-LiettuaLithuania Minor
German Kleinlitauen, Preußisch-Litauen
- KleinlitauenLithuania Minor
- Preußisch-LitauenLithuania Minor
Lithuanian Mažoji Lietuva, Prūsų Lietuva
- Mažoji LietuvaLithuania Minor
- Prūsų LietuvaLithuania Minor
Polish Litwa Mniejsza, Litwa Pruska
- Litwa MniejszaLithuania Minor
- Litwa PruskaLithuania Minor
Portuguese Lituânia Menor
- Lituânia MenorLithuania Minor
Russian Малая Литва́
- Малая Литва́ (Malaja Litvá)Lithuania Minor
Cite this entry
Lithuania Minor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithuania%20Minor
“Lithuania Minor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithuania%20Minor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lithuania Minor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lithuania%20Minor.
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