Lettland

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proper noun

The land of the Lettish people, equivalent to modern-day Latvia.

OriginGerman Lettland →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Letland

  1. datedhistoricalrareThe land of the Lettish people, equivalent to modern-day Latvia.

    […] homestead of this nation is not the whole of Livonia, but only a part of which is called Lettland; […]

    1800, William Tools, View of the Russian Empire
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    The Government of Lettland since July 1 last pays a bonus on farm tractors put into service in that country […]

    1922, Automotive Industries, volume 47
  2. rareLatvia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
latvia

Origin

  1. GermanLettland
  2. EnglishLettland

From German Lettland. By surface analysis, Lett + -land.

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APA

Lettland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lettland

MLA

“Lettland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lettland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lettland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lettland.

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