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Lechites or Lekhites - name for some tribe
Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups ....
s of West Slavs
West Slavs

The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. Czechs, Kashubians, Poles, Slovaks, and Sorbs are the ethnic groups that originated from the original Western Slavic tribes....
 whose shared quality was the usage of the Lechitic languages
Lechitic languages

The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, and Vorpommern, in the north-eastern region of modern Germany....
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Lechites or Lekhites - name for some tribe
Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups ....
s of West Slavs
West Slavs

The West Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking West Slavic languages. Czechs, Kashubians, Poles, Slovaks, and Sorbs are the ethnic groups that originated from the original Western Slavic tribes....
 whose shared quality was the usage of the Lechitic languages
Lechitic languages

The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, and Vorpommern, in the north-eastern region of modern Germany....
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  • Lechitic
    Lechitic languages

    The Lechitic languages include three languages spoken in Central Europe, mainly in Poland, and historically also in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, and Vorpommern, in the north-eastern region of modern Germany....
     group
    • Poles
      Poles

      The Polish people, or Poles , are a West Slavs ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent....
      • Masovians
      • Polans
        Polans (western)

        The Polans were a West Slavs tribe inhabiting the Warta river basin. Previously more eastern around the Dnjpr River, by 963 AD they are as far west as the Vurta River ....
      • Vistulans
        Vistulans

        Vistulans were a Lechitic languages tribe inhabiting, since at least the seventh century, lands known today as Lesser Poland.In the 9th century, Vistulans created a tribal state, with major centers in Krak?w, Wislica, Sandomierz, and Strad?w....
      • Lendians
      • Silesians
        Silesians

        Silesians , are the inhabitants of Silesia in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.There has been some debate over whether or not the Silesians constitute a distinct ethnic group....
    • Pomeranians
      Pomeranians

      The Pomeranians were a group of West Slavs tribes who lived along the shore of the Baltic Sea between Oder and Vistula Rivers . They spoke the Pomeranian language belonging to the Lechitic languages branch of the West Slavic languages....
      • Kashubians
        Kashubians

        Kashubians , also called Kashubs, Kaszubians, Kassubians or Cassubians, are a West Slavs ethnic group in Pomerelia, north-central Poland....
      • Slovincians
    • Polabians
      • Obodrites/Abodrites
      • Veleti
        Veleti

        The Veleti or Wilzi were a group of medieval West Slavs tribes within the territory of modern northeastern Germany; see Polabian Slavs. In common with other Slavic groups between the Elbe and Oder Rivers, they were often described by Germanic sources as Wends....
      • Rani (Rujani)
        Rani (Slavic tribe)

        File:Steinrelief Pfarrkirche Altenkirchen.jpgThe Rani or Rujani were a West Slavs tribe based on the island of Rugia and the southwestern mainland across the Strelasund in what is today northeastern Germany....
      • Hevelli
      • Volinians (Velunzani)
      • Pyritzans (Prissani)

See also

  • Lech
    Lech

    Lech can refer to:...
  • Lechia
    Lechia

    Lechia is the historical and/or alternative name of Poland, stemming from the word Lech . It is still present in several European languages and some languages of Central Asia and the Middle East:...
  • Ledzianie