Meanings
- A cultural region in Central Europe, in modern Germany and Poland, in large parts traditionally Sorbian-speaking.
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Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Slavic*luža“pool, puddle”
- EnglishLusatia
From New Latin, from Sorbian łužicy, łuža (“swamp, swampy land”), from Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool, puddle”).
More words from Proto-Slavic
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Catalan Lusàcia
- Lusàciaregion
Czech Lužice
- Lužiceregion
French Lusace
- Lusaceregion
German Lausitz
- Lausitzregion
Hungarian Lausitz, Luzsica
- Lausitzregion
- Luzsicaregion
Italian Lusazia
- Lusaziaregion
Polish Łużyce
- Łużyceregion
Portuguese Lusácia
- Lusáciaregion
Russian Лу́жица, Ла́узиц
- Лу́жица (Lúžica)region
- Ла́узиц (Láuzic)region
Slovak Lužica
- Lužicaregion
Spanish Lusacia
- Lusaciaregion
Ukrainian Лу́жиця
- Лу́жиця (Lúžycja)region
Yiddish לוזשיץ
- לוזשיץ (luzhits)region
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Cite this entry
Lusatia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusatia
“Lusatia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusatia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lusatia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusatia.
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