Žalgiris is the Lithuanian-language
calque
In linguistics, a calque () or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation. When used as a verb, "to calque" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language ...
of the Polish placename ''Grunwald'', notable for the
Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), a ...
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Žalgiris may also refer to:
Kaunas, Lithuania
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BC Žalgiris
Basketball Club Žalgiris () commonly known as BC Žalgiris, is a professional basketball club based in Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (''Lietuvos krepšinio lyga'') and ...
, basketball club from Kaunas founded in 1944
* Žalgiris Kaunas,
FBK Kaunas
Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.
History
Banga Kaunas (1960–1993)
The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...
, association football club from Kaunas spanning 1960–2012
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FK Kauno Žalgiris
Futbolo klubas Kauno Žalgiris (''Football club Kauno Žalgiris'') is a professional football club based in Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states b ...
, association football club from Kaunas founded in 2004
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MRK Žalgiris Kaunas
Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas is a Lithuanian women's team handball, handball club from Kaunas.
A founding member of the EHF Women's Champions League, European Cup in 1961, Žalgiris won three editions in a row between 1967 and 1969 in ...
, women's handball club from Kaunas
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Žalgiris Arena
Žalgirio Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Centras (Kaunas), New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River and is the largest indoor arena in Baltic states, the Baltics. The arena's maximum poss ...
, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas operating since 2011
Vilnius, Lithuania
* BC Žalgiris Vilnius, former name of
BC Statyba, a basketball club from Vilnius founded in 1963
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FK Žalgiris
Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a Lithuanian professional association football, football club based in Vilnius. The club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Football in L ...
, association football club from Vilnius founded in 1947
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Žalgiris Stadium
Žalgiris Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium held 15,029 and was the largest in Lithuania until its demolition. It had been built on the desecrated graves of Jews interred in the Ol ...
, a demolished multi-purpose stadium in Vilnius that operated between 1951–2011
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MFA Žalgiris-MRU, Lithuanian Women's A League association women football club from Vilnius founded in 2013
See also
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