No. 857 in Lithuanian

lietuviai

"Lietuviai" means "Lithuanians" in English.

In a sentence

Lietuviai dažnai švenčia Jonines.
Lithuanians often celebrate Midsummer's Eve.
The word "lietuviai" is used as the subject of the sentence, meaning 'Lithuanians' in the plural form, indicating the people of Lithuania collectively.
Turiu daug draugų lietuvių.
I have many Lithuanian friends.
The word "lietuviai" is declined here to the genitive case "lietuvių" to match the possessive relationship with 'friends' in Lithuanian (daug draugų lietuvių).
Man patinka mokytis apie lietuvių kultūrą.
I enjoy learning about Lithuanian culture.
Here, "lietuvių" is an attributive genitive form describing the noun 'culture' (kultūrą), indicating that it pertains to Lithuanians.

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