Estonian
Americanadjective
noun
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a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
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the Uralic language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.
adjective
noun
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the official language of Estonia: belongs to the Finno-Ugric family
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a native or inhabitant of Estonia
Etymology
Origin of Estonian
Example Sentences
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Her parents, both painters, were living in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, also under Soviet rule, but found themselves in a Kyiv hospital close to family when Stasevska arrived.
From Los Angeles Times
An Estonian court last week convicted a Russian agent of spying, and authorities say he was involved in acts of sabotage.
He dislodged Henry Sildaru from top spot but the Estonian's silver was still his country's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Games.
From Barron's
During one scenario, a battle group of several thousand troops, including a British brigade and an Estonian division, sought to conduct an attack.
"The name is kind of ironic," senior border official Eerik Purgel tells AFP on the Estonian side of the border crossing, adding, "Maybe there should not be a bridge at all."
From Barron's
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