Main Entry:

Es·to·nia

Pronunciation:

\e-ˈstō-nē-ə, -nyə\

Variant(s):

or Es·tho·nia \e-ˈstō-, es-ˈthō-\

Function:

geographical name

country N Europe bordering on Baltic Sea; one of the Baltic Provinces of Russia 1721–1917, an independent republic 1918–40, a constituent republic (Estonian Republic) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1940–91 ∗ Tallinn area 17,413 square miles (45,100 square kilometers), population 1,370,052