Estonian
noun
Es·to·nian
e-ˈstō-nē-ən 
-nyən
1
: a native or inhabitant of Estonia
2
: the Finno-Ugric language of the Estonian people
Estonian
adjective
Examples of Estonian in a Sentence
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While in Tartu, dig into history at the Estonian National Museum and Aparaaditehas, a former Soviet refrigerator and secret submarine factory turned cultural center.
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Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Tartu is renowned as Estonia’s intellectual center, home to its oldest university as well as the must-visit Estonian National Museum and the impressive Science Centre AHHAA, the largest science museum in the Baltics.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Another essential stop is the Estonian National Museum, housed inside an angular glass-and-concrete building on a former Soviet airfield just outside the city.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
The Estonian went on to be ranked second in the world.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
As other influences, Negrón cites former DSO composer-in-residence Julia Wolfe, John Cage — particularly in his erasure of the distinctions between noise and music — and the Estonian Arvo Pärt.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021
Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Tartu is renowned as Estonia’s intellectual center, home to its oldest university as well as the must-visit Estonian National Museum and the impressive Science Centre AHHAA, the largest science museum in the Baltics.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Another essential stop is the Estonian National Museum, housed inside an angular glass-and-concrete building on a former Soviet airfield just outside the city.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
The Estonian went on to be ranked second in the world.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
As other influences, Negrón cites former DSO composer-in-residence Julia Wolfe, John Cage — particularly in his erasure of the distinctions between noise and music — and the Estonian Arvo Pärt.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021
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“Estonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Estonian. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Estonian
noun
Es·to·nian
e-ˈstō-nē-ən
-nyən
1
: a member of a people chiefly of Estonia
2
: the language of the Estonians
Estonian
adjective
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