Li·vo·ni·a (l -v  n - , -vny)1. A region of north-central Europe in southern Estonia and northern Latvia. Originally settled by the Livs, a Finnic people, the area was conquered in the 13th century by German knights, the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. After the dissolution of the order (1561), Livonia was contested by Poland, Russia, and Sweden, finally becoming a Russian province in 1783. In 1918 Livonia was divided between Estonia and Latvia. 2. A city of southeast Michigan, a residential suburb of Detroit. Population: 96,700. |
Livonia [lɪˈvəʊnɪə]
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1. (Placename) a former Russian province on the Baltic, north of Lithuania: became Russian in 1721; divided between Estonia and Latvia in 1918
2. (Placename) a city in SE Michigan, west of Detroit. Pop.: 100 545 (2000)
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| Noun | 1. | Livonia - a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia Latvia, Republic of Latvia - a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea |
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