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Livonia
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Li·vo·ni·a  (l-vn-, -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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Noun1.Livonia - a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
Esthonia, Estonia, Republic of Estonia - a republic in northeastern Europe 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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The Livonians (or Livs as they are sometimes known) are Latvia's most ancient residents.
Coasting to a different beat by Birzulis, Philip / The Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia)
Introduction The Livonian language has been extensively written for about 150 years by linguists who have been noting down examples of the language as well as the Livonians themselves when publishing different materials.
Livonian orthography/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] by Ernstreits, Valts / Linguistica Uralica
The hypothetical influence depends in turn on dating the corresponding change in the Latgalian dialect, which may or may not have been completed while the Livonians were still inhabiting their original extended territory.
Quantity in Livonian: preliminary results/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ... by Lehiste, Ilse; Teras, Pire; Pajusalu, Karl; Tuisk, Tuuli / Linguistica Uralica
 
 
 
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