Estonian

[ e-stoh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Estonia or its people.

noun

1. a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
2. the Uralic language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.

Estonian

/ ɛˈstəʊnɪən; ɛˈstəʊnɪən; ɛˈsθəʊ- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Estonia, its people, or their language

noun

1. the official language of Estonia: belongs to the Finno-Ugric family
2. a native or inhabitant of Estonia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Estonian¹

First recorded in 1785–95; Estoni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Part of the nation’s innovative recovery included setting up a unit of cyber volunteers — citizen hackers — to protect Estonian cyberspace.

From Ozy

The Barbados Welcome Stamp launched a month before the Estonian nomad visa.

From Digiday

In July 2020, the Estonian parliament approved the nomad visa plan, and applications for the scheme officially opened the following month.

From Digiday

The Estonian government claims that this digitization of public services saves more than 1,400 years of working time and 2 percent of its GDP annually.

From Singularity Hub 

In 1976 the Estonian American mathematician Riho Terras proved that, after repeated application of the Collatz function, almost all numbers eventually wind up lower than where they started.

From Quanta Magazine

The Estonian statement implied the alleged abduction is an intentional slap in the face to the Americans.

From The Daily Beast

Rõivas called the kidnapping of a counterintelligence official a serious crime “unacceptable to any Estonian.”

From The Daily Beast

A criminal investigation has begun and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Russian Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov.

From The Daily Beast

In Estonia, Prince Harry will thank the Estonian Defence Forces for their support of British troops in Afghanistan.

From The Daily Beast

Language rights have been a persistent flashpoint, since state employees are required to speak Estonian.

From The Daily Beast