Livonia
Americannoun
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a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
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a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
noun
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a former Russian province on the Baltic, north of Lithuania: became Russian in 1721; divided between Estonia and Latvia in 1918
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a city in SE Michigan, west of Detroit. Pop: 99 487 (2003 est)
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The company said the firings will occur at two Michigan facilities: Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Police said they were investigating a traffic infraction at roughly 11 p.m. that Friday when they pulled over Byrd, whose home is listed as Livonia, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
The virus is suspected to have sickened more than 100 students at a Phoenix elementary school and has prompted a school closure in Livonia, Mich., a suburb of Detroit.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023
He said they were not releasing either of the victims’ names, and that the Livonia Police Department would provide further information.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Their cheekbones made their faces seem long, although Ma Charles’s face was slightly rounder, a feature both she and Big Ma inherited from Great-great-grandmother Livonia Trotter.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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