Meanings
proper noun
- A town in central Latvia, the largest town in Semigallia.
[The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower.
2014, Zigmunds Skujins, Flesh-Coloured Dominoes
Origin
See etymology at Livonian Jālgab.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 葉爾加瓦 /叶尔加瓦
- 葉爾加瓦 /叶尔加瓦 (Yè'ěrjiāwǎ)city in Latvia
Danish Jelgava
- Jelgavacity in Latvia
Estonian Jelgava, Miitavi
- Jelgavacity in Latvia
- Miitavicity in Latvia
German Mitau, Jelgava
- Mitaucity in Latvia
- Jelgavacity in Latvia
Latvian Jelgava, Mītava
- Jelgavacity in Latvia
- Mītavacity in Latvia
Lithuanian Jelgava, Mintauja
- Jelgavacity in Latvia
- Mintaujacity in Latvia
Polish Jełgawa, Mitawa
- Jełgawacity in Latvia
- Mitawacity in Latvia
Russian Е́лгава, Мита́ва
- Е́лгава (Jélgava)city in Latvia
- Мита́ва (Mitáva)city in Latvia
Ukrainian Є́лгава, Є́лґава
- Є́лгава (Jélhava)city in Latvia
- Є́лґава (Jélgava)city in Latvia
Yiddish מיטאַווע
- מיטאַווע (mitave)city in Latvia
Cite this entry
APA
Jelgava. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jelgava
MLA
“Jelgava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jelgava. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jelgava,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jelgava.
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