Latvian Word of the Day
pilsēta
/PIL-seh-ta/ • noun — 17th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: city, town (an urban area with many buildings and people)
Examples
- Es dzīvoju pilsētā.
(I live in the city.) - Pilsētā ir daudz cilvēku un kafejnīcu.
(There are many people and cafés in the city.) - Mēs braucām uz tuvāko pilsētu pastaigāties.
(We drove to the nearest city to go for a walk.)
Synonyms
- lielpilsēta
- metropole
Use pilsēta to refer to a city or town (an urban settlement). For being 'in the city' use the locative form pilsētā. To say 'city center' you can say pilsētas centrs. Contrast it with ciems (village) when talking about rural places.
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