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Definition of Capital of Latvia
1. Noun. A port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League.
Group relationships: Hanseatic League
Generic synonyms: Port, National Capital
Group relationships: Latvia, Republic Of Latvia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Latvia
Literary usage of Capital of Latvia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association (1921)
"It is the capital of Latvia. Before the war it had 337 factories. Today it has
12 factories and a population of 215000. The government of Latvia has ..."
2. Riga & Its Beaches by Farrol Kahn (2004)
"Genera/ Riga, which is the capital of Latvia, is situated at the south-eastern
extremity of the Gulf of Riga in 57°3'N, 24°1'E, with a cosmopolitan ..."
3. The New World: Problems in Political Geography by Isaiah Bowman (1921)
"Riga is the capital of Latvia. Memel, between Danzig and Riga, may become
Lithuania's sole port. Sea-borne trade is of interest to all, ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1920)
"... insisted that because of the insanitary conditions prevailing in that city
the negotiations should be transferred to Riga, the capital of Latvia. ..."
5. Survivor from an Unknown War: The Life of Isakjan Narzikul by Stephen Lee Crane (1999)
""Riga, capital of Latvia," answered Ilja. "My name is Alexei. We can be partners,
as I also must report there. Riga is a nice city. ..."
6. Competitiveness Issues: The Business Environment in the U.S., Japan and Germany (1993)
"Another attack against Jewish interests occurred on 2 April, when a bomb blast
broke windows and damaged doors at a synagogue in Riga, the capital of Latvia ..."
7. Fiscal Design Surveys Across Levels of Government by Oecd (2002)
"There are I 224 463 population in republican cities, of which 796 732 lives in
Riga the capital of Latvia. The big cities have the functions of both: the ..."
8. International Relations: Eight Lectures Delivered in the United States in by James Bryce Bryce (1922)
"... capital of Latvia, 59. Roman Empire, approximate world-peace under, 9.
Roosevelt, Theodore, treaties made during presidency of, 219-220. ..."
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