Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A country of north-central Europe west of Russia, bordering on the Baltic Sea. Settled before the 1st century A.D., it was held successively between the 13th and 18th centuries by the Danes, German Livonian Knights, Swedes, and Russians. Estonia became an independent republic in 1918 but was annexed by the USSR in 1940. Occupied by Germany in 1941, it reverted to Soviet control in 1944 and was known as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. Full independence was gained in 1991. Tallinn is the capital and the largest city. Population: 1,320,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A country in North East Europe. Official name: Republic of Estonia.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
Etymologies
- Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia, whence also Russian Эстония. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“EUROPE ESTONIA harsinov, his eminence ahmed Ahmed Harisnov is the Mufti of Estonia.”
“TALLINN, Estonia - Russia issued a new warning blast over what it called Estonia's apartheid policies, and Russian-speakers in”
“Metsavaned, the liberation movement in Estonia which fought a forgotten war against the Soviet Union from the end of World War Two until 1979.”
“Ideas bounce around the planet with remarkable speedEminem fans abound in Estonia,”
“* Video of a fabulous equalizer and comical own goal in Estonia's 3-1 shocker at Serbia:”
“The agency won't have the same privileges if the technologies are designed in Estonia or India.”
The Huffington Post: Susan Landau: The FBI Wiretap Plan: Upsetting the Security Equation
“Estonia is the spiritual home of Internet calling service, Skype.”
Like Australia, Estonia Aims for Superfast Broadband for All
“But ya gotta wonder what the folks in Estonia or Malta make of all this if they do take a moment to look around.”
“Yeah. this technology works here in Estonia for the past 2 years already.”
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“Having lived in Estonia for 3 1/2, there definately was a group who believed they were better off.”
Belief in Communism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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