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Estonia
see synonyms of estoniaNoun
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Estonia
see synonyms of estonianoun
a republic in NE Europe, on the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic: low-lying with many lakes and forests, it includes numerous islands in the Baltic Sea. It was under Scandinavian and Teutonic rule from the 13th century to 1721, when it passed to Russia: it was an independent republic from 1920 to 1940, when it was annexed by the Soviet Union; became independent in 1991 and joined the EU in 2004. Official language: Estonian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: euro. Capital: Tallinn. Pop: 1 309 632 (2017 est). Area: 45 227 sq km (17 462 sq miles)
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Estonia
see synonyms of estonia country in N Europe, on the Baltic Sea: from 1940 to 1991 it was a republic of the
U.S.S.R.: 17,413 sq mi (45,099 sq km); pop. 1,566,000; cap. Tallinn
: formerly, Estonian Soviet Socialist RepublicWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Estonia
see synonyms of estonia A country of north-central Europe west of Russia, bordering on the Baltic Sea. Settled before the 1st century AD, it was held successively between the 13th and 18th centuries by the Danes, German Livonian Knights, Swedes, and Russians. Estonia became an independent republic in 1918 but was annexed by the USSR in 1940. Occupied by Germany in 1941, it reverted to Soviet control in 1944 and was known as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. Full independence was gained in 1991. Tallinn is the capital and the largest city.
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