Saaremaa

or Sa·re·ma

[ sahr-uh-mah ]

noun

1. an island in the Baltic, at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia. 1,048 sq. mi. (2,714 sq. km).

Example Sentences

The police spokesman didn’t identify the child as a group leader, but leaked archives of Feuerkrieg Division members’ online chats show “Commander” referred to himself as the founder of the group and alluded to being from Saaremaa, Estonia’s largest island.

From Washington Times

The team hopes to turn the neighboring island of Saaremaa, almost three times bigger, into the nextmink haven.

From Science Magazine

The more than 150 year-old oak tree has kept center stage since the park was made into a sports ground in the late 1940s, in the coastal town of Orissaare on the Island of Saaremaa.

From Reuters

It’s the gateway to the much larger neighboring island of Saaremaa, a popular holiday spot in the Baltic region’s sneeze-and-you’ll-miss-it summer season.

From New York Times

With its tourist-friendly hotels and restaurants, Saaremaa is clearly the anti-Muhu.

From New York Times