Courland

or Kur·land

[ koor-luhnd ]

noun

1. a former duchy on the Baltic: later, a province of Russia and, in 1918, incorporated into Latvia.

Courland

/ ˈkʊələnd /

noun

1. a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border Latvian nameKurzeme

Example Sentences

Or we may start from the most western which is that of the Liefs of Courland.

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Her Majesty sate in it accompanied only by the Duchess of Courland, who sate over-against her.

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He would not come to Paris, but would await her in Courland, where all would be ready for her return at the end of a month.

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The preface contains some interesting notices of the old hymn-books formerly in use in Livonia, Esthonia and Courland.

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The states of Livonia and Courland were ruled in the olden times by the "Teutonic knights."

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