transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌli-thə-ˈwā-nē-ə, ˌli-thyə-, -nyə ]
geographical name
or Lithuanian Lie·tu·va lye-ˈtü-vä
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; capital Vilnius area 25,174 square miles (65,201 square kilometers ), population 3,753,000