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Lett

[let]
–noun
1. a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
2. Latvian (def. 3).

Lett.

Lat⋅vi⋅an

[lat-vee-uhn, laht-]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Latvia, its inhabitants, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
3. Also, Lettish, Lett. the Baltic language of Latvia.

Origin:
1915–20; Latvi(a) + -an
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Lett   (lět)   
n.  A member of a Baltic people constituting the main population of Latvia.

[German Lette, from Latvian Latvi.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Lett 
1831, from Ger. Lette, from O.H.G. liuti "people" (Ger. Leute). The native name is Latvi.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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