Lett
[let] /lɛt/
noun
1.
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; .
2.
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/lɛt/
noun
1.
another name for a Latvian
1831, from German Lette, from Old High German liuti “people” (German Leute). The native name is Latvji (see Latvia). Related: Lettic; Lettish.
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