Courland

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UK/ˈkʊələnd/US/ˈkʊɹlənd/

proper noun

A region in western Latvia.

OriginGerman Kurland →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region in western Latvia.
  2. historicalA duchy in that region.

Origin

  1. GermanKurland
  2. EnglishCourland

Frenchified spelling of German Kurland, equivalent to Cour- + land, with the initial component related to Curonian, Latin Curonia and Latvian Kurzeme.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 庫爾蘭 /库尔兰
  • 庫爾蘭 /库尔兰 (Kù'ěrlán)region in western Latvia
Czech Kuronsko
  • Kuronskoregion in western Latvia
Danish Kurland
  • Kurlandregion in western Latvia
Esperanto Kuronio
  • Kuronioregion in western Latvia
Estonian Kuramaa
  • Kuramaaregion in western Latvia
Finnish Kuurinmaa
  • Kuurinmaaregion in western Latvia
French Kurzeme, Courlande
  • Kurzemeregion in western Latvia
  • Courlanderegion in western Latvia
German Kurland
  • Kurlandregion in western Latvia
Hungarian Kurföld, Kurland
  • Kurföldregion in western Latvia
  • Kurlandregion in western Latvia
  • Kurzemeregion in western Latvia
Italian Curlandia
  • Curlandiaregion in western Latvia
Japanese クールラント
  • クールラント (Kūrurando)region in western Latvia
Korean 쿠를란트
  • 쿠를란트 (Kureullanteu)region in western Latvia
Latin Curonia
  • Curoniaregion in western Latvia
Latvian Kurzeme
  • Kurzemeregion in western Latvia
Lithuanian Kuršas
  • Kuršasregion in western Latvia
Norwegian Kurland
  • Kurlandregion in western Latvia
Polish Kurlandia
  • Kurlandiaregion in western Latvia
Portuguese Curlândia
  • Curlândiaregion in western Latvia
Russian Ку́рземе, Курля́ндия
  • Ку́рземе (Kúrzeme)region in western Latvia
  • Курля́ндия (Kurljándija)region in western Latvia
Spanish Curlandia
  • Curlandiaregion in western Latvia
Swedish Kurland
  • Kurlandregion in western Latvia
Turkish Kurlandiya
  • Kurlandiyaregion in western Latvia
Ukrainian Ку́рземе, Курля́ндія
  • Ку́рземе (Kúrzeme)region in western Latvia
  • Курля́ндія (Kurljándija)region in western Latvia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Courland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Courland

MLA

“Courland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Courland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Courland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Courland.

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