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LATVIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
Synonyms:
Latvian; Lettish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Latvian" is a kind of...):
Baltic; Baltic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Latvia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Latvian" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Latvian"):
Livonian (a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia)
Holonyms ("Latvian" is a member of...):
Latvia; Republic of Latvia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Latvia or its people or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Latvia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
Derivation:
Latvia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
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