Meanings
- rareSynonym of Estonia
One summer, he brought out his army, went to Estland, and harried there during the summer in a spot called Stein.
2012, Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings, page 242 more examples
Thus, by the middle of the 19th century the Russian Empire had expanded to include extensive parts of Poland, a large part of Livonia and Estland (Estonia).
2011, Armin G. Stromberg, R. G. Compton, A.G. StrombergThe Russian revolutions of 1917 and the Russian civil war provided the background for this struggle, which resulted in Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian nationhood as the former Russian provinces of Estland (Estonia), Livland (Livonia) and Kurland became the independent republics of Estonia (February 1918) and Latvia (November 1918) and much of the three former Russian provinces of Kaunas, Vilnius, and Suvalkai became independent Lithuania (November 1918).
2019, David Crowe, The Baltic States And The Great PowersSynonyms: Estonia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Estonia
Origin
- Old EnglishĒstland
- Middle EnglishEstlond
- EnglishEstland
From Middle English Estlond, from Old English Ēstland, equivalent to Est + -land.
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Cite this entry
Estland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estland
“Estland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Estland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estland.
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