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English
Etymology
From Latvian + -ize.
Verb
Latvianize (third-person singular simple present Latvianizes, present participle Latvianizing, simple past and past participle Latvianized)
- to make Latvian.
1991, Joseph Laurence Black, USSR Documents Annual, →ISBN:And one can understand the striving to Latvianize Latvia, where the percentage of Latvians is so small.
2004, Gita Steiner-Khamsi, The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending, Teachers College Press, →ISBN, page 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.
2012, IBP USA, Latvia Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 53:During Latvia's earlier independence period (1920-40), efforts were made to Latvianize this church.
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