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Kurland

[ koo r-luh nd ]

/ ˈkʊər lənd /

noun

Courland.

Definition for kurland (2 of 2)

Courland

or Kur·land

[ koo r-luh nd ]

/ ˈkʊər lənd /

noun

a former duchy on the Baltic: later, a province of Russia and, in 1918, incorporated into Latvia.

Example sentences from the Web for kurland

Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.

These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf |Louisa Treger |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Eighty-eight is a pretty good year," Kurland told me of his age before he died.

Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men |Kevin Fixler |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I wasn't really interested in showing off," explained Kurland.

Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men |Kevin Fixler |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Kurland's playing days included many other extraordinary achievements.

Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men |Kevin Fixler |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

They met five times with Mikan edging Kurland in games won, 3-2, and points scored, 77-64.

Bob Kurland, the First Player to Dunk, Was a Pioneer for Big Men |Kevin Fixler |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He finally got about 13,000 to settle in Kurland and 7000 in Livland.

England and Germany |Emile Joseph Dillon
Time and again we read in the newspapers of the friendly reception of the German armies by the German population of Kurland.

The Shield |Various

British Dictionary definitions for kurland (1 of 2)

Kurland

/ (ˈkʊələnd) /

noun

a variant spelling of Courland

British Dictionary definitions for kurland (2 of 2)

Courland

Kurland

/ (ˈkʊələnd) /

noun

a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border Latvian name: Kurzeme