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Tartu

American  
[tahr-too] / ˈtɑr tu /

noun

  1. a city in SE Estonia.


Tartu British  
/ ˈtartu /

noun

  1. Former name (11th century until 1918): Yurev.  German name: Dorpat.  a city in SE Estonia: successively under Polish, Swedish, and Russian rule; university (1632). Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Medications can influence the community of microbes living in the human gut long after a person stops taking them, according to a large study led by researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

The ruins of the Soviet command economy were also a crucible for innovation, said Kadri Ukrainski, who lectures on the subject at Estonia's Tartu University.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

In Tartu, a large university city in the country’s east, city planners conducted drills on mass evacuations and sudden attacks on city hall.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Ms Pakosta said British officials had visited Tartu prison for an inspection under the previous UK government.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2024

There is a university at Dorpat, now called Tartu, founded in 1632, and reopened as an Esthonian university on 1st Dec., 1919.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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