Polish-Lithuanian

Polish-Lithuanian adjective: of, from or relating to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Adjective

Polish-Lithuanian (not comparable)

(historical) Of, from or relating to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- The cathedral was built between 1625 and 1636 to commemorate the liberation of Moscow from the Polish-Lithuanian nobles who overran Russia in the era known as the Time of Troubles.1993 November 5, Judith Ingram, “Moscow Journal; For the Faithful, a Resurrection on Red Square”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- Tom Kaminski, managing editor of traffic and transit information at WCBS-AM (880), said that in the pantheon of mispronounced New York landmarks, Van Wyck was neck-and-neck with the Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Queens and Brooklyn and was named in the 1940s for Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a...2011 May 25, Dan Bilefsky, “In Jam on Van Wyck? Try to Say It Right”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2011

That theme was reprised this month, on the 400th anniversary of the uprising that expelled a Polish-Lithuanian occupation, ending what Russians call the “time of troubles.”2012 November 20, Ellen Barry, “Putin, in Need of Cohesion, Pushes Patriotism”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
Russian nationalists marched on Tuesday in Moscow to commemorate Unity Day, which celebrates a victory over Polish-Lithuanian forces in 1612.2014 November 5, Neil MacFarquhar, Andrew Roth, “On Unity Day, Putin Divides Nationalists”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...
He was marking Unity Day, a national holiday that commemorates an uprising that expelled Polish-Lithuanian occupiers from Moscow in 1612.2022 November 4, Andrew E. Kramer, “Russia Sends Ill-Trained Draftees Into Combat Amid Losses, Analysts Say”, in The New York Times, New...

What does Polish-Lithuanian mean?: Polish-Lithuanian means of, from or relating to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
How do you use Polish-Lithuanian in a sentence?: That theme was reprised this month, on the 400th anniversary of the uprising that expelled a Polish-Lithuanian occupation, ending what Russians call the “time of troubles.”
What part of speech is Polish-Lithuanian?: Polish-Lithuanian is an adjective.

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