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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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