Tartu

[ tahr-too ]

noun

1. a city in SE Estonia.

Tartu

/ ˈtartu /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Speaking to the BBC, Ms Pakosta stressed there had been no “political decision” on what to do with Tartu prison, which was almost empty because of the low level of crime in the country.

From BBC

Finnair said Tartu Airport now uses radio signals sent from ground stations instead of GPS signals to direct plane landings.

From Seattle Times

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

The University of Tartu is Estonia’s largest and oldest, established in 1632.

From Seattle Times

Russia so far has only one naval base in the Mediterranean, at Syria’s Tartus.

From Seattle Times