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Tallinn

Or Tal·lin

[tah-lin, tal-in]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland.



Tallinn

/ ˈtælɪn /

noun

  1. German name: Revalthe capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland: founded by the Danes in 1219; a port and naval base. Pop: 384 000 (2005 est)

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Estonia's foreign ministry in Tallinn condemned the incursion as "brazen".

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The government in Tallinn said it had no intention of supporting the Moscow parade and had stressed to EU colleagues that taking part in Russian "propaganda events should be ruled out".

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The war in Ukraine has shown how fast the technology of combat is changing and on Thursday the prince saw a hydrogen-powered drone, on a visit to designers in Estonia's capital Tallinn.

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Tallinn also just announced it will spend 5% of GDP on defence from next year.

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The visit begins on Thursday morning with a meeting with Estonia's President, Alar Karis, in Tallinn, followed by a visit to a school teaching refugees from the war in Ukraine.

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