transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlat-vē-ə ]
geographical name
independent country N central Europe bordering on the Baltic; an independent republic 1918-40, a constituent republic ( Lat·vi·an Republic ˈlat-vē-ən ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1940-91; capital Riga area 24,595 square miles (63,701 square kilometers ), population 2,596,000