Meaning of tautība | Babel Free
Definitions
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ethnicity, nation (the essence of a given nation or people, of a group with historically developed common features such as culture, language, psychology, a territory, etc.) declension-4, feminine
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locative singular of tautība feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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ethnicity, nationality (membership in a certain people, nation, or country) declension-4, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“latviešu tautība”
Latvian ethnicity, nation
“lietuviešu tautība”
Lithuanian ethnicity, nation
“vārds “tautība” apzīmē sociāli etnisku kopību pirmskapitālistiskajā laikmetā”
the word “ethnicity” denotes the socio-ethnic community of the proto-capitalistic period
“no cilšu apvienībām pakāpeniski veidojās latgaļu, zemgaļu, kuršu, sēļu un lībiešu tautības, kas vēlā dzelzs laikmeta beigās saplūda latviešu tautībā”
from tribal associations gradually emerged the Latgallian, Semigallian, Curonian, Selian and Livonian ethnicities, which at the end of the late iron age melted into the Latvian ethnicity
“pēc tautības Latvietis”
a Latvian by ethnicity
“dažādu tautību cilvēki”
people of many nationalities
“karavānas priekšgaļā plīvoja amerikāņu karogs, kas norādīja uz ceļotāja tautību”
at the front, the convoy was flying the American flag, which indicated the traveller's nationality
“izvēle bija nevis pēc tautības, bet pēc sirdsapziņas”
the choice was not (to be made) according to nationality, but according to conscience
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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