Esthonia

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtəʊ.ni.ə/, /ɛsˈθəʊ.ni.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛsˈtoʊ.ni.ə/, /ɛsˈθoʊ.ni.ə/

Proper noun

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Esthonia

  1. Dated form of Estonia.
    • 2010, John Dundas Cochrane, “The Walk to Moscow”, in John Keay, editor, The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 18:
      I had intended, from Novgorod, a visit to Mr. Glenny, at his establishment, eight miles distant, on the banks of the Veshora. Not finding him, however, I put up at a farm-house for the night, having previously drunk kuass at a convent, paid a rouble for charity, and received a blessing upon entering Muscovy - not without a hope that I should find better treatment here than in Esthonia.

Usage notes

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  • The spelling "Estonia" had become more popular in English by about 1930.

Anagrams

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