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Latvianize
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English
Etymology
From en Latvian ize.
Verb
to make Latvian.
en 1991 Joseph Laurence Black USSR Documents Annual 9780875691275 And one can understand the striving to Latvianize Latvia, where the percentage of Latvians is so small.
en 2004 Gita Steiner-Khamsi The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending Teachers College Press 9780807744932 81 During 1991-1996, for example, educational reform focused on Latvian language schools aiming to Latvianize the existing curriculum, raise the quality of instruction, and increase their prestige.
en 2012 IBP USA Latvia Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments Lulu.com 9781438774817 53 During Latvia's earlier independence period (1920-40), efforts were made to Latvianize this church.
Derived terms
en Latvianization
Translations
Finnish: fi latvialaistaa