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Latvia
[ lat-vee-uh, laht- ]
noun
- 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). : Riga.
Latvia
/ ˈlætvɪə /
noun
- 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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Example Sentences
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.
The lawyers, from Australia, Latvia, South Korea and Zambia, recommended that Japan compensate Ghosn, 66, for having been arrested four times.
He’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.
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.
Why do I focus on Israel, and not talk about Saudi Arabia or Latvia?
Parsons figures that we're about over the middle of Occupied Latvia.
From that time until 1940, I lived and worked as a teacher in Latvia.
When he came to Latvia, he was a railroad station manager immediately, or became.
Did you live in Latvia all your life before coming to America?
Up to 1940, had your husband left Petrograd to move back to Latvia with you?
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