English Explanatory Dictionary

Courland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region in western Latvia.
  2. A duchy in that region.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊələnd/ /ˈkʊɹlənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Courland.wav

Word forms

Courland

Etymology

Frenchified spelling of German Kurland, equivalent to Cour- + land, with the initial component related to Curonian, Latin Curonia and Latvian Kurzeme.

Related words

Coure Courish Courlander Courlandish Couronian Curonian
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