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Definition of Latvian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language.
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Latvia.
Generic synonyms: European
Specialized synonyms: Livonian
3. Noun. The official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European.
Definition of Latvian
1. Noun. A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent. ¹
2. Noun. The official language of Latvia; Lettish ¹
3. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Latvian
Literary usage of Latvian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Latvians: A Short History by Andrejs Plakans (1995)
"The Latvian-language literary culture continued unabated, putting to rest the
question of whether the language could sustain a high-quality cultural life. ..."
2. Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases by Christina Sampogna (2006)
"It is intended that the project of establishing a genome database of the Latvian
population will be carried out over a period of ten years and in three ..."
3. Global Trends in the Dairy Industry: Outlook for the Baltics by SourceOECD (Online service), OECD Staff, Oecd, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2002)
"During the last decade there has been a significant reduction in Latvian ...
The productivity of Latvian dairy cows has been steadily increasing since 1993. ..."
4. Investment Guide for Latvia by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1998)
"(For details, see Chapter 9, Privatisation.) The Latvian Privatisation Agency
can be contacted at the address given in Annex A. 2.7. ..."
5. The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to (1743)
"And Mr Richard Banks, upon his Examination, faid, that Mr Banks • John Latvian,
Efq; of the Exchequer, appeared to be his Client in the ..."
6. Reviews of National Policies for Educationby Oecd, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members by Oecd, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (2001)
"2004. teaching in Latvian must start in Grade 10 of all state and municipal
general institutions. and in the first year of state and municipal vocational ..."
7. Soviet Russia by Friends of Soviet Russia (1920)
"After some hesitation, caused by the vain hopes of the Latvian nationalists to
arrange the peace negotiations together with the Poles, at last, ..."
8. Russian Money Laundering: Congressional Hearing edited by James A. Leach (2001)
"23 Baltic News Service, 1 July 1997, quoting the Latvian newspaper "Diena", on
a report from 22 Moscow "Izvestiya", Russian language, July 20, 1994, ..."