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Latvia

Latvia

28 2.0
A country in north-east Europe on the east coast of the Baltic Sea
  • proper noun
  • /ˈlætvɪə/
translation icon : Letonia
  • NATO leaders are expected to address this problem at a summit in Riga, Latvia, in November.
  • Latvia, Lithuania
  • Estonia, Latvia
  • Latvia, Poland

There will be no military intervention in in the countries like Moldova or Latvia or in Finland.

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Examples

  • I am from Latvia.

  • How the fishery and fishing industry in Latvia is being destroyed.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Neighboring Latvia has seen an even more dramatic increase in Russian military activity.

    Academic text (2015)
  • My niece is here from Latvia, but she leaves tomorrow.

  • They came to my church, in Latvia.

  • My family left Latvia.

  • The Kremlin's agenda in Latvia is to slowly reverse the country's strategic direction from pro-West to pro-Moscow.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Pauls Bankovskis (1973) was born in Sigulda, one of Latvia's most picturesque towns.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • My niece is here from Latvia, but she leaves tomorrow.

  • I am from Latvia.

Synonyms

3.5

A country in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

is the shorter common name rather than the formal title

Compounds

A country in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea

Surface Forms

Latvia main

Etymology

Latvia comes from the name the local people use for themselves, Latvija, and refers to the Latvian people. So Latvia simply means 'land of the Latvians', which is why it is the country's name.