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Lechia is a historical and/or alternative name of Poland, stemming from the word Lech (which is also a common first name, i.e. Lech Wałęsa). It is still present in several European languages and some languages of Central Asia and the Middle East:
- Lahestan/Lehestan in Persian
- Lengyelország in Hungarian
- Lehastan in Armenian
- Lehistan in Ottoman Turkish (Polonya in modern Turkish, but Polish language is still called Lehçe)
- Lenkija in Lithuanian
- Lehia in Romanian
The term Lechia derives from the tribe of Lędzianie. See name of Poland and Lechites for details. It is also the derivation for the term Lechitic languages, associated with Poland. Term "Lechia" also derives from legendary king and founding father of Poland - Lech.
Several Polish sports organizations are named Lechia. The best known example is Lechia Gdańsk. Other examples are Lechia Lwów, Lechia Dzierżoniów, Lechia Zielona Góra and Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In the People's Republic of Poland, the Nivea branch located in Poznań was named the Pollena-Lechia Cosmetics Factory (Fabryka Kosmetyków Pollena-Lechia).
Lechia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single species is found in China and Vietnam. It was originally described from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.
The species is similar to Euophrys, and Euophrys minuta Proszynski, 1992 from India is now considered to belong to Lechia by its original describer.
Lechia is the historical and/or alternative name of Poland
Lechia may also refer to:
- Lechia (spider), genus
In sports:
- Lechia Gdańsk, Polish football club
- Lechia Lwów, first Polish professional football club
- Lechia Zielona Góra