Tartu

American

[tahr-too] / ˈtɑr tu /

noun

a city in SE Estonia.

Tartu British

/ ˈtartu /

noun

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)

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Medications a person took years ago can still influence the community of microbes living in their gut, according to a large study conducted by the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

In April 2022, soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, two men arrived at the library of the University of Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

“Goodwill actions will become increasingly difficult to dodge and dismiss,” says Urmas Koljalg, a professor at the University of Tartu in Estonia and the study’s lead author, in a news release.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2022

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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