Tartu

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Tartu

/ˈtɑɹtu/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (“aurochs”), qv.

proper noun

The second-largest city in Estonia. Even though teacher training has been completely overhauled at Tartu University to place more emphasis on how to teach students critical thinking and communication and less on content knowledge, officials there say it’s taking a while to trickle down into the classroom.
Similar: Dorpat

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name second-largest city in Estonia

Español	Tartu
日本語	タルトゥ Tarutu
中文	塔爾圖 /塔尔图 Tǎ'ěrtú
Português	Tartu, Tártu
Français	Tartu
Deutsch	Tartu, Dorpat, Dörpt
Italiano	Tartu
Русский	Та́рту Tártu, Ю́рьев Júrʹjev, Дерпт Derpt, До́рпат Dórpat
עברית	טרטו

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@misc{tartu_2026,
  title = {Tartu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tartu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}