Courland

American  

[koor-luhnd] / ˈkʊər lənd /

Or Kurland

noun

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

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Courland British  

/ ˈkʊələnd /

noun

1. Latvian name: Kurzeme.  a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border

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Courland

Peter Smith, 64, was on the Caribbean island with wife Jo and friends when he was attacked in Courland Bay on Friday morning.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2024

However, the prospect of maintaining such an ornate structure was so daunting that serious proposals were advanced to replace it, either with a plain 170-foot shaft, designed by Raphael H. Courland, or a playground.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2015

If it is successful, Germany will annex the Baltic provinces, Esthonia, Livonia and Courland.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the Courland peninsula in Latvia some 190,000 Germans were taken.

From Time Magazine Archive

He drew up a form of constitution which Anne of Courland, the newly elected Russian empress, was forced to sign at Mittau before being permitted to proceed to St Petersburg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various