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LATVIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Baltic Republic; Baltic State (European countries bordering the Baltic Sea)
Meronyms (parts of "Latvia"):
Livonia (a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia)
capital of Latvia; Riga (a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League)
Liepaja (a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea)
Daugavpils (a city of southeastern Latvia)
Meronyms (members of "Latvia"):
Latvian (a native or inhabitant of Latvia)
Holonyms ("Latvia" is a part of...):
Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)
Derivation:
Latvian (of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language)
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