Polish-Lithuanian
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Polish–Lithuanian can refer to:
- Polish–Lithuanian union (1385–1569)
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)
- Polish-Lithuanian (adjective)Polish-Lithuanian (adjective)Polish-Lithuanian individuals and groups are those with histories in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This federation, formally established by the 1569 Union of Lublin between the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, created a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional state founded on the...
as used to describe groups, families, or individuals with histories in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Polish–Lithuanian relationsPolish–Lithuanian relationsPolish–Lithuanian relations dates from the 13th century, when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under Mindaugas took over some of the lands of Rus' and thus established a border with the then-fragmented Kingdom of Poland. Polish-Lithuanian relations improved, leading to an alliance...
(since 1918) - Polish minority in LithuaniaPolish minority in LithuaniaThe Polish minority in Lithuania numbered 234,989 persons, according to the Lithuanian census of 2001, or 6.74% of the total population of Lithuania. It is the largest ethnic minority in the country and the second largest Polish diaspora group among the post-Soviet states...
- Lithuanian minority in PolandLithuanian minority in PolandLithuanian minority in Poland consists of 5,639 people living chiefly in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in the north-eastern part of Poland...