LIVONIAN

Meaning of LIVONIAN in English

[ lɪ'vəʊnɪən ]

■ noun a native or inhabitant of Livonia, a region on the east coast of the Baltic Sea.

■ adjective relating to Livonia.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LIVONIAN — adjective or noun see: Livonia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIVONIAN — I. lə̇ˈvōnēən, -nyən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Livonia, district in Latvia + English -an 1. a. : of, relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVONIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Английский словарь Webster
LIVONIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVONIAN — see Livonia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVONIAN — adj of or pertaining to livonia, a district of russia near the baltic sea.
Webster English vocab
LIVONIAN — Ливский язык
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LIVONIAN WAR — (155883), prolonged military conflict, during which Russia unsuccessfully fought Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden for control of greater Livoniathe area including …
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LIVONIO — n Livonian
Interlingua English vocab
LIVONIE — adj Livonian
Interlingua English vocab
SAAREMAA — or Sarema Island, Estonia. The largest of the islands in the Muhu archipelago, which divides the Baltic Sea from the …
Английский словарь Британика
LIVONIA — Region, eastern coast of Baltic Sea, north of Lithuania. Originally inhabited by the Livs, a Finno-Ugric people, it eventually expanded …
Английский словарь Британика
LISPUND — ˈlispənd noun or lis·pound -ˌpau̇nd, -_pənd ( -s ) Etymology: Low German lispund, from Middle Low German lispunt, livespunt, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVONIA — — Livonian , adj. , n. /li voh"nee euh/ , n. 1. a former Russian province on the Baltic: now …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZEMSKY SOBOR — (assembly of the land), in 16th- and 17th-century Russia, an advisory assembly convened by the tsar or the highest civil …
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LANGUAGE — a system of conventional spoken or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group …
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VIDZEME — also called Livonian Highland, plateau region of central Latvia, roughly corresponding to the historic state of Livonia. It is a …
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URALIC LANGUAGES — family of more than 20 related languages, all descended from a Proto-Uralic language that existed 7,000 to 10,000 years ago. …
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STEPHEN BTHORY — born Sept. 27, 1533, Szilgysomly, Transylvania [now in Romania] died Dec. 12, 1586, near Grodno, grand duchy of Lithuania [now …
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SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS — Polish Zygmunt August born Aug. 1, 1520, Krakw, Pol. died July 7, 1572, Knyszyn last Jagiellon king of Poland, who …
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PEIPSI, LAKE — Russian Chudskoye Ozero, Estonian Peipsi Jrv lake forming part of the boundary between Estonia and Pskov oblast (province) of Russia. …
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PATKUL, JOHANN REINHOLD VON — born July 27, 1660, Stockholm, Swed. died Oct. 10, 1707, Kazimierz, near Poznan, Pol. Baltic German diplomat who played a …
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ORDYN-NASHCHOKIN, AFANASY LAVRENTYEVICH — born c. 1605, , Pskov province, Russia died 1680/81, Monastery of St. John the Evangelist, near Pskov statesman and diplomat …
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MINDAUGAS — died 1263 (Lithuanian), Polish Mendog, or Mindowe, Russian Mendovg ruler of Lithuania, considered the founder of the Lithuanian state. He …
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LIVONIA — city, western suburb of Detroit, Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It originated in 1834 as Livonia Township (named for Livonia, …
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LITHUANIA, GRAND DUCHY OF — state, incorporating Lithuania proper, Belorussia, and the western Ukraine, which became one of the most influential powers in eastern Europe …
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ESTONIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped blue-black-white national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 7 to 11. The Estonian students' association Vironia was founded on …
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DAUGAVPILS — German Dnaburg, Russian (formerly) Dvinsk, city, southeastern Latvia. It lies along the Western Dvina (Daugava) River. In the 1270s the …
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COURLAND — also spelled Kurland, Latvian Kurzeme region on the Baltic seacoast, located south of the Western Dvina River and named after …
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BROTHERS OF THE SWORD, ORDER OF THE — Latin Fratres Militiae Christi, German Schwertbrderorden, byname Knights Of The Sword, Livonian Order, or Livonian Knights, organization of crusading knights …
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LIVONIA — Region, eastern coast of Baltic Sea, north of Lithuania. Originally inhabited by the Livs, a Finno-Ugric people, it eventually expanded …
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