Samogitia
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Duchy of Samogitia was the western part of Lithuania

This is a latinized version of the name. It, together with other variants: Schmudien (German), Żmudź(Polish), Zhmud (жмудь, Russian), Schamaiten (Another German version), is derived from the Lithuanian, Żemaitija, for "Żīmēs žemaitēs", which is "Lower lands", as opposed to "Żīmēs aukštaitēs", "Upper lands".

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