Latvian

[ lat-vee-uhn, laht- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Latvia, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Latvia.

  2. Also Lettish, Lett. the Baltic language of Latvia.

Origin of Latvian

1
First recorded in 1915–20; Latvi(a) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Latvian

Latvian

/ (ˈlætvɪən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Latvia, its people, or their language

noun
  1. Also called: Lettish the official language of Latvia: closely related to Lithuanian and belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family

  2. a native or inhabitant of Latvia

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