English Explanatory Dictionary

Livonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region in the Baltic, south of the Gulf of Finland, now divided and constituting southern Estonia and northern Latvia.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A town in Madison Township, Washington County, Indiana.
  4. A town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
  5. A city in Wayne County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
  7. A village in Putnam County, Missouri.
  8. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈvəʊ.ni.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Livonia.wav /lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Livonia

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *liiva Estonian liivder. Latin Livoniabor. English Livonia From Latin Livonia, from Estonian liiv (“sand”).

Derived words

Livonian
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