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Livonia definition

Li·vo·nia (li vō′nē ə; for 2, usually li vōn′yə)

  1. former province (1783-1918) of Russia, on the Gulf of Riga: divided (1918) between Latvia & Estonia
  2. city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 101,000

    Etymology: after Russian province

Related Forms:

  • Livonian Li·vo′·nian adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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