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  • proper noun The second-largest island of Estonia.
  • proper noun Hiiu County in Estonia.

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  • Administrative divisions: 15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond): Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi),

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Administrative divisions: 15 counties (maakonnad, singular -- maakond): Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa

    The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • The 26.5 kms road in western Estonia, which links the mainland to the country's second largest island of Hiiumaa, is to open Friday when the ice is thick enough.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2011

  • The rickety 31-metre structure was built by Jaan Alliksoo in 2008 on Hiiumaa, Estonia's second largest island, to give tourists greater views of the island and the Baltic Sea.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • In 2007, Estonian prosecutors charged Meri with genocide, claiming he oversaw the roundup and deportation of 251 civilians on the island of Hiiumaa, 90 miles (140 kilometers) west of Tallinn, in March 1949.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • Prosecutors said the Hiiumaa deportees, including women and children, were shipped to the mainland and then by train to labor camps in Siberia, where many of them died.

    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front 2009

  • Prosecutors said the Hiiumaa deportees, including women and children, were shipped to the mainland and then by train to labor camps in Siberia, where many of them died.

    The Buffalo News: Home 2009

  • In 2007, Estonian prosecutors charged Meri with genocide, claiming he oversaw the roundup and deportation of 251 civilians on the island of Hiiumaa, 90 miles (140 kilometers) west of Tallinn, in March 1949.

    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front 2009

  • In 2007, Estonian prosecutors charged Meri with genocide, claiming he oversaw the roundup and deportation of 251 civilians on the island of Hiiumaa, 90 miles west of Tallinn, in March

    The Buffalo News: Home 2009

  • Prosecutors said the Hiiumaa deportees, including women and children, were shipped to the mainland and then by train to labor camps in Siberia, where many of them died.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

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