Tartu

[tahr-too]

noun

1. a city in SE Estonia.

Tartu

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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.

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It also recently signed deals to upgrade Syria’s Port of Tartus, to expand the Dominican Republic’s port and free trade zone at Caucedo, and to expand Canada’s Port of Montreal.

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He had escaped the first days of the unrest from Tartus city to his hometown village of Sheikh Saeed, 22 miles north of the Lebanese border.

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Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus - strongholds of Assad support.

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According to The Times, the Russian merchant ship was transporting military hardware from the Russian naval base in Tartus, Syria, with crew on the accompanying warship seen burning papers and manning the ship's machine guns.

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