Daugavpils

American

[dou-gahf-peels] / ˈdaʊ gɑfˌpils /

noun

a city in SE Latvia, on the Dvina.

Daugavpils British

/ ˈdaʊɡafˌpils /

noun

German name (until 1893): Dünaburg. Former Russian name (1893–1920): Dvinsk. a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)

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The consulates in the towns of Daugavpils and Liepaja will have to close.

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In Daugavpils, where vaccine uptake is especially low, deaths have soared.

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The club won promotion from the second tier last year as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, before being moved to Jūrmala by a new owner.

From Seattle Times

Today, in Daugavpils, Latgale’s biggest city, almost half the population is Russian.

From New York Times

Today, there are only two synagogues operating, one in the capital Riga and another in the southern city of Daugavpils.

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