"ליטא" meaning in Hebrew

See ליטא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Buffer-ליטא.wav Forms: לִיטָא [canonical], litá [romanization]
Etymology: From Yiddish ליטע (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (“Lithuania”) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish. Etymology templates: {{bor|he|yi|ליטע}} Yiddish ליטע (lite), {{der|he|lt|Lietuvà||Lithuania}} Lithuanian Lietuvà (“Lithuania”), {{der|he|sla|-}} Slavic Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|tr=litá|wv=לִיטָא}} לִיטָא • (litá) f
  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe, (Lietuvos Respublika)) Wikipedia link: he:ליטא Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Lithuania Derived forms: לִיטָאִי, לִיטָאִית
    Sense id: en-ליטא-he-name-q0ypgPzm Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header

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