Livonia

[ li-voh-nee-uh ]

/ lɪˈvoʊ ni ə /

a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.

a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

OTHER WORDS FROM Livonia

Li·vo·ni·an, adjective, noun

I pretended I was a Livonian, who had deserted from the Austrians, to return home, and claim an inheritance left me by my father.

The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck |Baron Trenck
The prisoners in great dismay wrote to the savage Livonian, but received no answer.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
The Livonian peasants were, however, at work, and set fire to the town in many places.

A Jacobite Exile |G. A. Henty
Lisbeth believed that she had secured her Livonian to herself by cutting him off from all communication with the outer world.

Cousin Betty |Honore de Balzac

Before leaving Moscow he announced his marriage with the Livonian captive, Catherine, whom he had secretly made his wife in 1707.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII. |Arthur Mee

Livonian

/ (lɪˈvəʊnɪən) /

of or relating to Livonia, a former Russian Baltic province, or its inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of Livonia

Livonia

/ (lɪˈvəʊnɪə) /

a former Russian province on the Baltic, north of Lithuania: became Russian in 1721; divided between Estonia and Latvia in 1918

a city in SE Michigan, west of Detroit. Pop: 99 487 (2003 est)