Curonian

//kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a medieval Baltic tribe.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Courland not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Baltic language spoken by the Curonians.

Synonyms

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courishcourishcourlandishcourlandish

Etymology

From Latin Curonia (“Courland”, literally “land of the Curonians”), from an original name Kurš, which could mean "quickly moving (at sea)," from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

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