"Jelgava" meaning in English

See Jelgava in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: See etymology at Livonian Jālgab. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jelgava
  1. A town in central Latvia, the largest town in Semigallia. Wikipedia link: Jelgava Categories (place): Places in Latvia, Towns in Latvia Translations (city in Latvia): Е́лгава (Jélhava) [feminine] (Belarusian), Jelgava (Danish), Mitau [neuter] (German), Jelgava [neuter] (German), Jelgava [feminine] (Latvian), Jelgava [feminine] (Lithuanian), Jālgab (Livonian), Jełgawa [feminine] (Polish), Е́лгава (Jélgava) [feminine] (Russian), Є́лгава (Jélhava) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Є́лґава (Jélgava) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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