litas

L1I1T1A1S1
/ˈlɪtæs/

noun

The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

nounlitas (plural litai or litų)

plural litai · plural litų

  1. The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.

Origin

  1. Lithuanianlitas
  2. Lithuanianlitas
  3. Englishlitas

Borrowed from Lithuanian litas.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 立特
  • 立特 (lìtè)currency of Lithuania
Estonian litt
  • littcurrency of Lithuania
Finnish liti
  • liticurrency of Lithuania
German Litas
  • Litascurrency of Lithuania
Japanese リタス
  • リタス (ritasu)currency of Lithuania
Latvian lits
  • litscurrency of Lithuania
Lithuanian li̇̀tas
  • li̇̀tascurrency of Lithuania
Polish lit
  • litcurrency of Lithuania
Russian лит
  • лит (lit)currency of Lithuania
Ukrainian літ, лит
  • літ (lit)currency of Lithuania
  • лит (lyt)currency of Lithuania

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Cite this entry
APA

litas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litas

MLA

“litas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “litas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/litas.

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