Litvin
Slavic word for residents of Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the surname, see Litvin (surname).
Litvin (Belarusian: ліцьвін, літвін, romanized: lićvin, litvin; Lithuanian: litvinas; Polish: Litwin; Russian: литвин, romanized: litvin; Ukrainian: литвин, romanized: lytvyn) is a Slavic word for residents of Lithuania, which was used no earlier than the 16th century mostly by the East Slavs.[1] Currently, Litvin or its cognates are used in many European languages for Lithuanians (Hungarian: litván;[2] Macedonian: Литвански, romanized: Litvanski;[3] Polish: Litwin;[4] Serbian: Литвански, romanized: Litvanski[5]).