adjective
noun
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Also called: Lettish. the official language of Latvia: closely related to Lithuanian and belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family
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a native or inhabitant of Latvia
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Etymology
Origin of Latvian
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But if the Latvian subsidiary makes a payment to the Irish subsidiary, that also gets counted as revenue in Ireland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Ukraine is on a much more solid footing because of the technological superiority that they’ve got,” noted Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The new Latvian four-party coalition should enjoy a healthy majority in parliament and pursue a broadly pro-EU, pro-NATO direction.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Ukrainian drones entered Estonian and Latvian air spaces from Russia overnight, with one hitting infrastructure and another crashing on land, Tallinn and Riga have said.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
She’d have to deal with her Latvian papers and her pregnancy by herself.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
But the Swedes, winners at the 1994 and 2006 Winter Games, had no trouble dismissing the Latvians at the Santagiulia Arena to move onto a meeting with the unbeaten Americans on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Ajax are 16th and cannot finish in the top eight after they lost 1-0 to Latvians RFS last week.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
Rinkevics gained popularity among Latvians during his 12 years as foreign minister - a post he held for longer than any other of his predecessors.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
"There are Russian-speaking workplaces. There are Russian newspapers, television, radio. You can converse in Russian in shops and markets - Latvians easily switch to Russian."
From Reuters ● May 8, 2023
“He says we must hurry, that this is a travel stop. A large group is coming later today. He says that Latvians, Estonians, and Ukranians have already passed through,” said Mother.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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