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Latvia


Lat·via

geographical name \ˈlat-vē-ə\

Definition of LATVIA

independent country N cen Europe bordering on the Baltic; an independent republic 1918–40, a constituent republic (Lat·vi·an Republic \ˈlat-vē-ən\ ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1940–91; Riga area 24,595 square miles (63,701 square kilometers), pop 2,400,000

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