Lettish
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lettish
Example Sentences
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In seven languages�German, Russian, Lithuanian, Polish, Yiddish, Lettish, Esthonian�the Germans posted their proclamations, but Grischa could read not one of any seven, and in a few hours he was imprisoned again.
From Time Magazine Archive
In snowbound Lettish villages, in orange-scented Georgian watering places, in Uzbek desert oases, the same red-and-white signs marked the local "agitpunkt" campaign headquarters for the 1,364 unopposed candidates running for election to the Supreme Soviet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Russian for more than 100 years, the country was dominated for 700 years before that by German barons, holding the Lettish peasants as serfs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Aśvins agree in character, though not in name, with the Dioscuri and other parallels are quoted from Lettish mythology.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Peters, Lettish member of the Military Revolutionary Committee, came hurrying across the Square.
From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John
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