Estonian
Americanadjective
noun
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a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
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the Uralic language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.
adjective
noun
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the official language of Estonia: belongs to the Finno-Ugric family
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a native or inhabitant of Estonia
Etymology
Origin of Estonian
Example Sentences
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Baltic air patrols were activated and Estonians received notifications on their phones warning of a "drone threat".
From BBC
Eyyub, based in a Moscow office tower, flew around on a pair of private jets procured from an Estonian businessman.
His Estonian counterpart struck a similar tone, saying Tallinn was "always ready for discussions with the US, including now regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz".
From Barron's
The couple's favoured method is the Estonian hold.
From BBC
Her parents, both painters, were living in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, also under Soviet rule, but found themselves in a Kyiv hospital close to family when Stasevska arrived.
From Los Angeles Times
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