Estonian

American  

[e-stoh-nee-uhn] / ɛˈstoʊ ni ən /

Also Esthonian

adjective

1. of or relating to Estonia or its people.

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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 British  

/ ɛˈstəʊnɪən, ɛˈsθəʊ-, ɛˈstəʊnɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

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

2. a native or inhabitant of Estonia

Etymology

Origin of Estonian

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

Example Sentences

The couple's favoured method is the Estonian hold.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal