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Liepāja

American  
[lye-pah-yah, lee-ep-uh-yuh] / ˈlyɛ pɑ yɑ, liˈɛp ə yə /
Or Liepaja

noun

  1. a seaport in W Latvia, on the Baltic.

Liepāja British  
/ lɪˈpɑːjə /

noun

  1. German name: Libau.  Russian name: Libava.  a port in W Latvia on the Baltic Sea; founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1263: a naval and industrial centre, with a fishing fleet. Pop: 86 985 (2002 est)

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Once an important Soviet naval base, the city of Liepāja is now Latvia’s capital of music.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2018

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