Latvianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlatvɪən/, U.S.

/ˈlætviən/

Etymology: < Latvia, Latvian and Lithuanian Latvija.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to Latvia, a country on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.From 1940–91 a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R., and subsequently an independent republic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [adjective] > Baltic lands > specific

Pomeranian1632

Livonian1757

Lithuanian1797

Latvian1920

1920 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 283 Troops under German command on Latvian territory.

1923 Daily Mail 3 Mar. 10 According to the Latvian Telegraph Agency.

1964 G. 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.

B. n.

a. A native or inhabitant of Latvia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of other European countries > [noun]

Georgian?a1425

Russian1538

Podolian1603

Lithuanian1607

Crimean1768

Ukrainera1815

Ukrainian1823

Latvian1941

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [noun] > states or provinces

Albanianc1400

Georgian?a1425

Armenian?1520

Moldave1552

Permian1555

Anatolian1588

Podolian1603

Lithuanian1607

Livonian1652

Zemblan1674

Zemblian1674

Siberian1719

Kurile1764

Crimean1768

Ukrainera1815

Ukrainian1823

Bessarabian1835

Sibiriak1903

Latvian1941

1941 J. H. Jackson Estonia ii. 38 A branch of the Estonian race, the Livs, waged endless warfare with the Letts or Latvians.

1955 Times 16 Aug. 9/6 The Lithuanians and Latvians, ethnologically Indo-European, are survivors of ancient peoples.

1973 Listener 15 Nov. 656/3 Those who have an ethnic or religious fellow-feeling, whether they be..Latvians or Georgians, Kurds or Nagas.

b. The language of Latvia; Lettish. Cf. Lett n., Lettish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian

Lettish1709

Lett1858

Latvian1924

1924 J. M. Murry Voy. ii. 28 All these new languages. Lithuanian, Latvian, Esthonian, Transcaucasian.

1926 Spectator 31 July 176/1 Latvian is certainly not so difficult to learn as Chinese.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	latvian
释义	Latvianadj.n. Brit. /ˈlatvɪən/, U.S. /ˈlætviən/ Etymology: < Latvia, Latvian and Lithuanian Latvija. A. adj. Of or belonging to Latvia, a country on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.From 1940–91 a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R., and subsequently an independent republic. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [adjective] > Baltic lands > specific Pomeranian1632 Livonian1757 Lithuanian1797 Latvian1920 1920 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 283 Troops under German command on Latvian territory. 1923 Daily Mail 3 Mar. 10 According to the Latvian Telegraph Agency. 1964 G. 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. B. n. a. A native or inhabitant of Latvia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of other European countries > [noun] Georgian?a1425 Russian1538 Podolian1603 Lithuanian1607 Crimean1768 Ukrainera1815 Ukrainian1823 Latvian1941 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [noun] > states or provinces Albanianc1400 Georgian?a1425 Armenian?1520 Moldave1552 Permian1555 Anatolian1588 Podolian1603 Lithuanian1607 Livonian1652 Zemblan1674 Zemblian1674 Siberian1719 Kurile1764 Crimean1768 Ukrainera1815 Ukrainian1823 Bessarabian1835 Sibiriak1903 Latvian1941 1941 J. H. Jackson Estonia ii. 38 A branch of the Estonian race, the Livs, waged endless warfare with the Letts or Latvians. 1955 Times 16 Aug. 9/6 The Lithuanians and Latvians, ethnologically Indo-European, are survivors of ancient peoples. 1973 Listener 15 Nov. 656/3 Those who have an ethnic or religious fellow-feeling, whether they be..Latvians or Georgians, Kurds or Nagas. b. The language of Latvia; Lettish. Cf. Lett n., Lettish adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Latvian Lettish1709 Lett1858 Latvian1924 1924 J. M. Murry Voy. ii. 28 All these new languages. Lithuanian, Latvian, Esthonian, Transcaucasian. 1926 Spectator 31 July 176/1 Latvian is certainly not so difficult to learn as Chinese. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1920
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