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Courland

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Cour·land also Kur·land  (krlnd)
A historical region and former duchy of southern Latvia between the Baltic Sea and the Western Dvina River. It passed to Russia in 1795 and was largely incorporated into Latvia in 1918.
Courland, Kurland [ˈkʊələnd]
n
(Placename) a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border Latvian name Kurzeme


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Enter a rogue named Ray Balzac Courland, also know as Noir, an infamous thief.
Higuri, You. Gorgeous Carat by Feigelman, Jennifer / Kliatt
In the east the Russians had been driven out of Poland and Courland (Lithuania), back to their ethnic frontiers.
The Great War by Howard, Michael / The National Interest
A hunting party led by the Duke of Courland and his daughter Bathilde (Albrecht's fiancee) arrives to rest at the modest abode of Giselle and her mother, Berthe.
Hartford Ballet restores a classic: journey with Giselle by Hering, Doris / Dance Magazine
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