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Liechtenstein

/ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/

Liechtenstein proper noun: a microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.
    • The principality of Liechtenstein, containing the lordship of Vadutz and Schellenburg, lies on the Rhine, before its entrance into the lake of Constance. Square miles 54; inhabitants 5100; revenue 40,000 guilders; contingent 40 men.1812, Jedidiah Morse, “GERMANY.”, in The American Universal Geography, or, A View of the Present State of all the Kingdoms, States, and Colonies in the Known World, 6th edition, volume II, Boston...

Adjective

Liechtenstein (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Liechtenstein.
  2. Of or relating to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Liechtenstein in Hindi

microstate in Central Europe
लिख्टेंश्टाइन likhṭeñśṭāin

Liechtenstein in Tamil

microstate in Central Europe
லீக்கின்ஸ்டைன் līkkiṉsṭaiṉ, லீக்டன்ஸ்டைன் līkṭaṉsṭaiṉ

Liechtenstein in Urdu

microstate in Central Europe
لِخْٹِنْشْٹائِن lixṭinśṭāin, لِکْٹِنْسْٹائِن likṭinsṭāin

Liechtenstein in Bengali

microstate in Central Europe
লিশ্টেনশ্টাইন liśṭenśṭain
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Liechtenstein in Telugu
లైచెన్స్టెయిన్ laicensṭeyin
Liechtenstein in Malayalam
ലിക്റ്റൻസ്റ്റൈൻ likṟṟaṉsṟṟaiṉ
Liechtenstein in Kannada
ಲೀಚ್ಟೆನ್ಸ್ಟೀನ್ līcṭensṭīn
Liechtenstein in Sinhala
ලීච්ටන්ස්ටෙයින් līcṭansṭeyin
Liechtenstein in Tagalog
Litstenstayn
Liechtenstein in Arabic
لِيخْتَنْشْتَايْن līḵtanštāyn
Liechtenstein in Malay
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein in Indonesian
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein in Thai
ลิกเตนสไตน์ lík-dtêen-sà-dtaai, ลีชเทินชไตน์ lích-təən-sà-dtaai
Liechtenstein in Vietnamese
Lich-ten-xtên, Lích-ten-xtanh
Liechtenstein in Myanmar
လစ်တန်စတိန်း lactanca.tin:

Origin of Liechtenstein

Borrowed from German Liechtenstein, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”), literally meaning “bright stone”. Named after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle.

Phrases with Liechtenstein

Questions about Liechtenstein

What does Liechtenstein mean?
Liechtenstein means a microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.
What is Liechtenstein in Hindi?
Liechtenstein in Hindi is लिख्टेंश्टाइन (likhṭeñśṭāin). See Liechtenstein meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein is pronounced /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ (UK).

Words near Liechtenstein in the dictionary

  1. Liebour
  2. Liebowitz
  3. Liebowitzes
  4. Liebs
  5. Liech.
  6. Liechtenstein
  7. Liechtensteiner
  8. Liechtensteiners
  9. Liechtensteinian
  10. Liechty
  11. Liechtys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Liechtenstein (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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