Tallinn

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/ˈtɑːlɪn//ˈtælɪn/

proper noun

The capital city of Estonia.

Similar
Reval
OriginEstonian Tallinn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Estonia.

    Tallinn – a staunch supporter of Ukraine – has requested consultations under Nato’s article four, which allows members to meet with allies if their security is threatened.

    2025 September 21, Luke Harding, “German jets scrambled after Russian military plane flies over Baltic Sea”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Reval

  2. metonymicallyThe Estonian government.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Estonia.

Similar
Reval

Origin

  1. EstonianTallinn“Tallinn”
  2. EnglishTallinn

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Arabic تَالِين
  • تَالِين (tālīn)capital of Estonia
Basque Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Bengali তাল্লিন
  • তাল্লিন (tallin)capital of Estonia
Bulgarian Та́лин
  • Та́лин (Tálin)capital of Estonia
Catalan Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Chinese Cantonese 塔林
  • 塔林 (taap³ lam⁴)capital of Estonia
Chinese Mandarin 塔林
  • 塔林 (Tǎlín)capital of Estonia
Czech Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Danish Tallinn, Reval
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Revalcapital of Estonia
Dutch Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Esperanto Talino
  • Talinocapital of Estonia
Estonian Tallinn, Reval
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Revalcapital of Estonia
Finnish Tallinna, Rääveli
  • Tallinnacapital of Estonia
  • Räävelicapital of Estonia
French Tallinn, Tallin
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Tallincapital of Estonia
German Tallinn, Reval
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Revalcapital of Estonia
Greek Ταλλίν, Ταλίν
  • Ταλλίν (Tallín)capital of Estonia
  • Ταλίν (Talín)capital of Estonia
Hebrew טאלין \ טָלִין
  • טאלין \ טָלִין (talin)capital of Estonia
Hindi ताल्लिन
  • ताल्लिन (tāllin)capital of Estonia
Hungarian Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Icelandic Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Indonesian Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Irish Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Italian Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Japanese タリン
  • タリン (Tarin)capital of Estonia
Korean 탈린
  • 탈린 (Tallin)capital of Estonia
Latin Tallinna, Revalia
  • Tallinnacapital of Estonia
  • Revaliacapital of Estonia
  • Castrum Danorumcapital of Estonia
Latvian Tallina, Rēvele
  • Tallinacapital of Estonia
  • Rēvelecapital of Estonia
Lithuanian Talinas
  • Talinascapital of Estonia
Malay Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Norwegian Bokmål Tallinn, Reval
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Revalcapital of Estonia
Persian تالین
  • تالین (tâlin)capital of Estonia
Polish Tallinn, Rewel
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Rewelcapital of Estonia
Portuguese Taline
  • Talinecapital of Estonia
Romanian Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Russian Та́ллин, Та́ллинн
  • Та́ллин (Tállin)capital of Estonia
  • Та́ллинн (Tállinn)capital of Estonia
  • Ре́вель (Révelʹ)capital of Estonia
  • Колыва́нь (Kolyvánʹ)capital of Estonia
Scottish Gaelic Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Slovak Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Spanish Tallin
  • Tallincapital of Estonia
Swahili Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Swedish Tallinn, Reval
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
  • Revalcapital of Estonia
Tagalog Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Tamil தாலின்
  • தாலின் (tāliṉ)capital of Estonia
Thai ทาลลินน์
  • ทาลลินน์ (taal-lin)capital of Estonia
Turkish Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Ukrainian Та́ллінн, Та́ллін
  • Та́ллінн (Tállinn)capital of Estonia
  • Та́ллін (Tállin)capital of Estonia
Urdu تالین
  • تالین (tālin, tallin)capital of Estonia
Vietnamese Ta-lin
  • Ta-lincapital of Estonia
Welsh Tallinn
  • Tallinncapital of Estonia
Yiddish טאַלין, רעוול
  • טאַלין (talin)capital of Estonia
  • רעוול (revl)capital of Estonia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tallinn

Stalincarline
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Cite this entry
APA

Tallinn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallinn

MLA

“Tallinn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallinn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tallinn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallinn.

Source: Tallinn on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.