Estonian

noun

Es·​to·​nian e-ˈstō-nē-ən How to pronounce Estonian (audio)
-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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For New York Fashion Week, The Canvas Flagship and The Canvas 3.0 digital art gallery is hosting a week-long popup of sustainable design from Estonia in partnership with the Estonian Design House. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 Popular on Variety The project has garnered support from the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, and the Creative Europe MEDIA Program. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 Bankside has also inked deals with Estonian Theatrical Distribution (Baltics), Beta (Bulgaria), HBO (Eastern Europe), MCF (Former Yugoslavia), Cinetel (Hungary), EFAR Films Distribution (India), Front Row (Middle East), NOS Lusomundo (Portugal) and Green Light (Ukraine). Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 Funding came from the Georgian National Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Estonian Cultural Endowment, MEDIA Programme of Creative Europe, Eurimages and Cinetrain. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024 The new short was also co-produced by Fork Film in Estonia and received financing from the Lithuanian Film Center, the Estonian Film Institute, and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Within a year, the government of Estonia—then the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic—passed legislation protecting the caves and prohibiting entry during hibernation season. Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024 While in Tartu, dig into history at the Estonian National Museum and Aparaaditehas, a former Soviet refrigerator and secret submarine factory turned cultural center. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Estonian was in 1795

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“Estonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Estonian. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

Estonian

noun
Es·​to·​nian e-ˈstō-nē-ən How to pronounce Estonian (audio)
-nyən
1
: a member of a people chiefly of Estonia
2
: the language of the Estonians
Estonian adjective
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