Livonia
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (historic) A historical region in the Baltic, south of the Gulf of Finland, now divided and constituting southern Estonia and northern Latvia.
- Any of various towns that share this name in the USA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Livonia derived from Estonian liiv (sand).
Origin
Estonian
liiv
Gloss
sand
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
砂, 沙