Etymology

Tallinn

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Today it means: The capital city of Estonia. Full definition →

Estonian Tallinn
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  1. Estonian · borrowed fromTallinn“Tallinn”
  2. English todayTallinn

Borrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle").

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.