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Es⋅to⋅ni⋅an

[e-stoh-nee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Estonia or its people.
–noun
2. a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
3. the Uralic language of Estonia, very closely related to Finnish.
Also, Esthonian.


Origin:
1785–95; Estoni(a) + -an
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Es·to·ni·an   (ě-stō'nē-ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to Estonia or its people, language, or culture.
n.  
    1. A native or inhabitant of Estonia.

    2. A person of Estonian descent.

  1. The Finno-Ugric language of Estonia.

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