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Latvian, a. and n.|ˈlætvɪən|
[f. Latvia, Lett. and Lith. Latvija.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to Latvia, since 1940 a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R., lying on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.
B. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of Latvia.
b. The language of Latvia; Lettish. Cf. Lett, Lettish a. (n.)
1920Contemp. Rev. Aug. 283 Troops under German command on Latvian territory. 1924J. M. Murry Voyage ii. 28 All these new languages. Lithuanian, Latvian, Esthonian, Transcaucasian. 1926Spectator 31 July 176/1 Latvian is certainly not so difficult to learn as Chinese. 1941J. H. Jackson Estonia ii. 38 A branch of the Estonian race, the Livs, waged endless warfare with the Letts or Latvians. 1955Times 16 Aug. 9/6 The Lithuanians and Latvians, ethnologically Indo-European, are survivors of ancient peoples. 1964G. Bennett Cowan's War i. 22 The defences of Riga crumbled, which prevented the workers of all three Latvian ports from declaring for Bolshevism in November. 1973Listener 15 Nov. 656/3 Those who have an ethnic or religious fellow-feeling, whether they be..Latvians or Georgians, Kurds or Nagas. |