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Lehistan

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Lehistan

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish لهستان (Lehistan), from له (Leh, “Pole”) + ـستان (-istan, “-land”), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax, “Pole”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ, “Pole”), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ (“heath-dweller”). Equivalent to Leh (“Pole”) +‎ -istan (“-land”). Cognates with Uyghur لەهىستان.

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Lehistan

  1. Synonym of Polonya, Poland (a country in Central Europe)
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