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Lechite

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛxaɪt/

The English word “Lechite” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A member of certain West Slavic peoples, including the ancestors of modern Poles, Silesians and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians, speakers of the Lechitic languages.

Etymology

The name is ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“wasteland dweller”) and is the source of many Polish surnames, such as Lech. More at Lechite.

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