No. 692 in Lithuanian

valstybės

"Valstybės" means "states" or "countries" in English.

In a sentence

Mūsų valstybės sostinė yra Vilnius.
The capital of our state is Vilnius.
In this sentence, 'valstybės' means 'of the state' and is a possessive form to indicate belonging to the state.
Valstybės diena yra rugpjūčio šeštoji.
The Day of the State is on August 6th.
Here, 'valstybės' relates to the celebration titled 'State's Day,' indicating its association with the state as an entity.
Kiekvienos valstybės gyventojai turi savo tradicijas.
The inhabitants of each state have their own traditions.
'Valstybės' here refers to 'of each state,' illustrating its use to denote possession or relation to a state.

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