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单词 livonian
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Livonian


Li·vo·ni·a

L0211900 (lĭ-vō′nē-ə, -vōn′yə) A region of north-central Europe in southern Estonia and northern Latvia. Originally settled by the Livs, a Finnic people, the area was conquered in the 1200s by German knights, the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. After the dissolution of the order (1561), Livonia was contested by Poland, Russia, and Sweden, finally becoming a Russian province in 1783. In 1918 Livonia was divided between Estonia and Latvia.
Li·vo′ni·an n. & adj.

Livonian

(lɪˈvəʊnɪən) adj (Placename) of or relating to Livonia, a former Russian Baltic province, or its inhabitantsn (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Livonia
Thesaurus
Noun1.Livonian - a member of the Livonian-speaking people of LatviaLivonian - a member of the Livonian-speaking people of LatviaLatvian - a native or inhabitant of Latvia
2.Livonian - the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and LatviaBaltic-Finnic - a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian
Translations
livonianolivóniolivônioливский

Livonian


Livonian

 

the language of the Livs, who live mainly along the coast of Ventspils Raion in the Latvian SSR. Livonian is a Finno-Ugric language of the Balto-Finnic group. By the middle of the 20th century, Livonian was spoken by only a small group of fishermen.

AcronymsSeeLIV

Livonian


Related to Livonian: Livonian Order, Livonian Brothers of the Sword
  • noun

Words related to Livonian

noun a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia

Related Words

  • Latvian

noun the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia

Related Words

  • Baltic-Finnic
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