Lithuanians

Vilnius's native population

Lithuanians are people from Lithuania, a Baltic nation on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

The term refers both to citizens of the country and to members of the ethnic group, who share a language and culture dating back millennia.

Lithuanian is among the oldest living Indo-European languages.

Lithuanians have a strong tradition of folk singing and basketball.

culture

midsummer

Peak of warm months

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • folkloreInherited cultural narratives
  • paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice

polyphony · folk costumes

diaspora

Chicago

Major Illinois metropolis

Soviet era · independence · heritage · repatriation · ethnic identity

geography

Baltic Sea

Northern European inland sea

basketball

EuroLeague

Premier European basketball competition

Categories
Opposites
Baltic identity

LithuaniansEstonians

Baltic republic's citizens

Latvians · Poles · Belarusians · Hungarians · Russians

historical regional rivals/occupiers

LithuaniansRussians

Citizens of largest nation

Soviets · Germans · Poles · Teutonic Knights · Prussians

Phrases
Family

Lithuania, Lithuanian

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G