Estonian

Also Es·tho·ni·an

[e-stoh-nee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Estonia or its people.

noun

1. a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.

2. the Uralic language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.

Estonian

/ ɛˈstəʊnɪən, ɛˈsθəʊ-, ɛˈstəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Estonia, its people, or their language

noun

1. the official language of Estonia: belongs to the Finno-Ugric family

2. a native or inhabitant of Estonia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Estonian¹

First recorded in 1785–95; Estoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The attack comes at the end of a tense month, during which 19 Russian drones crossed into Poland and a Russian jet entered Estonian airspace.

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By examining stool samples and prescription data from more than 2,500 participants in the Estonian Biobank’s Microbiome cohort, scientists discovered that most drugs they analyzed were associated with measurable changes in the gut microbiome.

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The Boracay was detained by Estonian authorities earlier this year for sailing without a valid country flag.

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It was detained by Estonian authorities earlier this year for sailing without a valid country flag.

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Estonia and Poland requested a consultation with other Nato members last week, after around 20 Russian drones crossed into Poland and Russian MiG31 jets entered Estonian airspace in separate incidents.

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