transcription, транскрипция: [ e-ˈstō-nē-ə, -nyə ]
geographical name
or Es·tho·nia e-ˈstō-, es-ˈthō-
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 capital Tallinn area 17,413 square miles (45,100 square kilometers ), population 1,536,000