Latvia
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- Latvian Lat·vi·ja [laht-vi-yah]. /ˈlɑt vɪˌyɑ/.
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How to use Latvia in a sentence
Not everyone knows where Latvia is in the United States of America.
Born in Latvia to Jewish parents who had fled the Soviet Union, her focus is on stalkerware — malware used by stalkers to track their victims, who are often survivors of domestic abuse.
The same type of plane, also registered to Lasai Aviation, was previously spotted in Latvia near the border of Russia and Belarus.
Police are flying surveillance over Washington. Where were they last week? | Tate Ryan-Mosley | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe lawyers, from Australia, Latvia, South Korea and Zambia, recommended that Japan compensate Ghosn, 66, for having been arrested four times.
Japan’s jailing of Carlos Ghosn was overly ‘harsh’ and compromises their case, U.N. rights lawyers say | Vivienne Walt | November 23, 2020 | FortuneHe’s also waiting to hear from the National Botanic Garden of Latvia, the last known hope for, of all things, the Delaware hawthorn, named after its American home state.
How passion, luck and sweat saved some of North America’s rarest plants | Susan Milius | November 5, 2020 | Science News
By October, the self-exiled reporters moved abroad to Latvia.
They moved first to Latvia, before settling in Paris only for the city to fall to the Nazis.
Recently Aijo was arrested in Latvia by local court for his participation in illegal military squads in Ukraine.
To Eastern Europe to reassure leaders of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia that U.S. is committed to their defense.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour | P. J. O’Rourke | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy do I focus on Israel, and not talk about Saudi Arabia or Latvia?
Responding To Critics Of "On Questioning The Jewish State" | Joseph Levine | March 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTParsons figures that we're about over the middle of Occupied Latvia.
Dave Dawson on the Russian Front | R. Sidney BowenFrom that time until 1940, I lived and worked as a teacher in Latvia.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyWhen he came to Latvia, he was a railroad station manager immediately, or became.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyDid you live in Latvia all your life before coming to America?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyUp to 1940, had your husband left Petrograd to move back to Latvia with you?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for Latvia
/ (ˈlætvɪə) /
a republic in NE Europe, on the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic Sea: ruled by Poland, Sweden, and Russia since the 13th century, Latvia was independent from 1919 until 1940 and was a Soviet republic (1940–91), gaining its independence after conflict with Soviet forces; it joined the EU in 2004. Latvia is mostly forested. Official language: Latvian. Religion: nonreligious, Christian. Currency: lats. Capital: Riga. Pop: 2 178 443 (2013 est). Area: 63 700 sq km (25 590 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Latvia
[ (lat-vee-uh, laht-vee-uh) ]
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