Courland

or Kur·land

[ koo r-luh nd ]

/ ˈkʊər lənd /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for courland

I should have been quite satisfied with those visits, if I had met the Duke of Courland anywhere.
The Journal of Countess Franoise Krasinska|Kasimir Dziekonska (translator)
"She was a lovely girl," continued the invalid, without noticing Mrs. Courland's interruption.
The Wizard of West Penwith|William Bentinck Forfar
There is likewise a kind of court kept there, by a Duchess Dowager of Courland; at which you should get introduced.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
So you are going on a marauding expedition after the crown of Courland!
Francezka|Molly Elliot Seawell

Flora was kept out of the way in Mrs. Courland's private apartments, where she had first been introduced to the house.
The Wizard of West Penwith|William Bentinck Forfar

British Dictionary definitions for courland

Courland

Kurland

/ (ˈkʊələnd) /

noun

a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian borderLatvian name: Kurzeme

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