Latvia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Latvia in British English:
UK ['lætvɪə]
How to pronounce Latvia in American English:
US ['lætvɪr]
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- Noun:
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Word Origin
- Latvia
- Baltic nation, independent from 1918, named for its inhabitants, Latvian Latvji, whose ancient name is of unknown origin. In English, the people name was Lett. Parts of the modern state were known previously as Livonia (from Estonian liiv "sand") and Courland (from Curonians, name of a Lettish people, of unknown origin).
Example
- 1. In 2008-09 hungary , latvia and romania needed bail-outs .
- 2. Latvia aspires to create its own venture-capital industry .
- 3. Unemployment benefits last just nine months in latvia .
- 4. Riga . The soviet army enters latvia .
- 5. Latvia 's fell from 1.44 to below 1.20 .