Lehistan
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Lehistan
- Poland (a country in Central Europe)
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Etymology edit
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”).
Proper noun edit
Lehistan
- Synonym of Polonya, Poland (a country in Central Europe)