Tallinn

American

[tah-lin, tal-in] / ˈtɑ lɪn, ˈtæl ɪn /

Or Tallin

noun

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

Tallinn British

/ ˈtælɪn /

noun

German name: Reval. the 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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On the night of August 15, a fire broke out in a building used by Milrem Robotics in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

People who know Tallinn describe him as surprisingly upbeat, despite his deep fears of an AI apocalypse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

IN 2021, shortly after Amodei and others exited OpenAI in part over safety concerns and started a new company called Anthropic, Tallinn agreed to lead a $124 million Series A investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

One of Anthropic’s earliest investors, Tallinn stands to make billions in the coming months from the artificial-intelligence company’s expected initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

During the 1710 siege of Tallinn, for example, the disease killed Swedish and Russian soldiers as well as civilians.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

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