Lie·pa·ja (l - p  -y, lypä-yä) A city of southwest Latvia on the Baltic Sea southwest of Riga. Founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1263, it passed to Russia in 1795, was briefly the capital of the Latvian provisional government (1918), and was annexed by the USSR along with the rest of Latvia after World War II. Population: 85,500. |
Liepāja, Lepaya [lɪˈpɑːjə]
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(Placename) a port in W Latvia on the Baltic Sea; founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1263: a naval and industrial centre, with a fishing fleet. Pop.: 100 271 (1995 est.) Russian name Libava German name Libau
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| Noun | 1. | Liepaja - a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea Latvia, Republic of Latvia - a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea |
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