Latvian
noun
Lat·vi·an
ˈlat-vē-ən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of Latvia
2
: the Baltic language of the Latvian people
Latvian
adjective
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Townsend, who is 139th in the WTA's singles rankings, told reporters the game was going 26th ranked Ostapenko's way at first but the Latvian's mood changed when Townsend started to get the upper hand.
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Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, as the Latvian Men's National Basketball Team prepared for their first FIBA World Cup appearance, plantar fasciitis forced him to sit out.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Outside the Latvian Cultural Center, Fisk yells at Sheila - who hasn't revealed Daniel's part in the leak - about the news, demanding an all-hands meeting to find out who leaked the story.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
For Swiatek, the only positive is that the Latvian is rarely present at the sharp end of Grand Slams these days — only one of their five meetings has taken place at a major.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Almost everything published in Livonian is also published in Latvian — certainly since the restoration of independence.
—The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
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Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, as the Latvian Men's National Basketball Team prepared for their first FIBA World Cup appearance, plantar fasciitis forced him to sit out.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Outside the Latvian Cultural Center, Fisk yells at Sheila - who hasn't revealed Daniel's part in the leak - about the news, demanding an all-hands meeting to find out who leaked the story.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
For Swiatek, the only positive is that the Latvian is rarely present at the sharp end of Grand Slams these days — only one of their five meetings has taken place at a major.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Almost everything published in Livonian is also published in Latvian — certainly since the restoration of independence.
—The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Latvian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latvian. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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