Latvia
proper noun
- European country
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈlætvi.ə/ / /ˈlatvɪjə/ / /ˈlɑtvi.ə/
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Latvian Latvijabor. English Latvia Borrowed from Latvian Latvija.
- A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.
“In early July, I returned to Europe for the G-7 summit in Naples. On the way, I stopped in Riga, Latvia, to meet with the leaders of the Baltic states and celebrate the withdrawal of Russian troops from Lithuania and Latvia, a move we had helped to speed up by providing a large number of housing vouchers for Russian officers who wanted to go home.”