Etymology
According to the Statutes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania the complete name of the state is Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Rus and Samogitia (Ruthenian: Великое князство Литовского, Руского, Жомойтского и иных). The title of "Grand Duchy" was consistently applied to Lithuania from the 14th century onward.
In other languages, the Grand Duchy is referred to as:
- Belarusian: Вялікае Княства Літоўскае, Рускае, Жамойцкае
- German: Großfürstentum Litauen
- Estonian: Leedu Suurvürstiriik
- Latin: Magnus Ducatus Lituaniae
- Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė
- Old literary Lithuanian: Didi Kunigiste Letuvos
- Latvian: Lietuvas Lielkunigaitija or Lietuvas Lielkņaziste
- Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie
- Ruthenian: Великое князство Литовское, Руское, Жомойтское и иных
- Russian: Великое княжество Литовское, Русcкое, Жемойтское и иных
- Ukrainian: Велике Князівство Литовське, Руське і Жемайтійське
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