Courland
/ˈkʊə(ɹ)lənd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A region in western Latvia.
- 2 A duchy in that region. historical
Etymology
Frenchified spelling of German Kurland, equivalent to Cour- + land, with the initial component related to Curonian, Latin Curonia and Latvian Kurzeme.