Etymology

Daugavpils

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Today it means: A city in Latvia, on the Daugava River. Full definition →

Latvian Daugavpils
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The story

  1. Latvian · derived fromDaugava
  2. Latvian · borrowed fromDaugavpils
  3. English todayDaugavpils

From Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian Daugava + pils (“castle”).

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