Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “Grand Lithuanian Duchy”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvjɛl.kjɛ ˈkɕɛw̃.stfɔ liˈtɛf.skjɛ/, /ˈvjɛl.kjɛ ˈkɕɛn.stfɔ liˈtɛf.skjɛ/ Syllabification: Wiel‧kie Księ‧stwo Li‧tew‧skie === Proper noun === Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie n (historical) Grand Duchy of Lithuania (former European state from the 13th century until 1795, encompassing the territory of modern-day Lithuania and Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and small parts of Russia and Poland) Synonym: (colloquial) Litwa Holonym: Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów Coordinate term: Korona Królestwa Polskiego ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie in the Korpus Języka Polskiego PWN [PWN Corpus of the Polish Language] Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie in PWN's encyclopedia