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Latvia

proper noun

  1. European country
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Pronunciation: /ˈlætvi.ə/ / /ˈlatvɪjə/ / /ˈlɑtvi.ə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Latvian Latvijabor. English Latvia Borrowed from Latvian Latvija.

  1. 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.