Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latvianize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lat-vian-ize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to make Latvian.

Example Sentences

"And one can understand the striving to Latvianize Latvia, where the percentage of Latvians is so small."
"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."
"During Latvia's earlier independence period (1920-40), efforts were made to Latvianize this church."

Etymology

From Latvian + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Latvian

Inflected Forms

Latvianizes (present, singular) Latvianizing (participle, present) Latvianized (participle, past) Latvianized (past)

Derived Forms

Latvianization

Questions

What does latvianize mean?: to make Latvian.
Where does latvianize come from?: From Latvian + -ize.

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