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Tallinn

  • /ˈtɑːlɪn/
  • /ˈtælɪn/

Rhymes with -ɑːlɪn

Where it comes from

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

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.

    Similar: Reval

  2. metonymically The Estonian government.

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name capital of Estonia

EspañolTallin
한국어탈린 Tallin
日本語タリン Tarin
中文塔林 Tǎlín
हिन्दीताल्लिन tāllin
KiswahiliTallinn
PortuguêsTaline
FrançaisTallinn, Tallin
DeutschTallinn, Reval
ItalianoTallinn
ΕλληνικάΤαλλίν Tallín, Ταλίν Talín
RomânăTallinn
РусскийТа́ллин Tállin, Та́ллинн Tállinn, Ре́вель Révelʹ, Колыва́нь Kolyvánʹ
Tiếng ViệtTa-lin
العربيةتَالِين tālīn
עבריתטאלין \ טָלִין talin

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"Tallinn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tallinn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tallinn_2026,
  title = {Tallinn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tallinn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}