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{{wiktionary|Estland}}
* ] (]: Estonia); (]: Eesti) is thought to be originating from the Roman historian ] as ] were a people he described in his book Germania (ca. 98 CE). Eistland in ancient Scandinavian Sagas and Estia, Hestia and Estonia in early Latin sources is the origin of the modern national name of ].
'''Estland''' may refer to:


*Estland is the modern name for ] in ], ], ], ] and some other ], with the notable exception of modern ]. * ''Estland'', the modern name for ] in several languages
*] ({{langx|da|Hertugdømmet Estland|link=no}}), a ''dominum directum'' of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 in what is now Northern Estonia until it was sold and became:
** A dominion of the ] within ] in 1346–1561, until it was conquered by the Swedish Empire in the Livonian War and became:
*** The ] ({{langx|sv|Hertigdömet Estland|link=no}}) in 1561–1721 until conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the Great Northern War and became:
**** The ] ({{langx|ru|Эстляндская губерния |translit=Estlyandskaya guberniya|link=no}}) of the Russian Empire in 1721–1917
* An island in the Atlantic Ocean on the 1558 Venetian ], possibly corresponding to ]


{{disambiguation}}
* Estland in historical context is sometimes referred to as a dominion of the ] Teutonic Knights, a province of the Danish, the Swedish and the Russian Empires, roughly covering the area of the present day '''Northern Estonia'''.

:* ] (]) was a dominion of ] in what is now Northern Estonia in ]-], and in ] in 1206 and in 1559-1645.
:** Estland was a local administrative area of the ], the ] established during the ].
:* ] (]: Fürstenthüm Ehstland) was a ] ] in ]-].
:* ] was a ] of ] in ]-] in what is now Northern Estonia.
:* ] was a ] of ] formed in what had previously been ], and was later known as Governorate of Estonia (]: Эстляндская губерния)in 1796-1918.


* "Estland" is also the name of a ] on the ].

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Estland may refer to:

  • Estland, the modern name for Estonia in several languages
  • Danish duchy of Estonia (Danish: Hertugdømmet Estland), a dominum directum of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 in what is now Northern Estonia until it was sold and became:
    • A dominion of the Livonian Order within Terra Mariana in 1346–1561, until it was conquered by the Swedish Empire in the Livonian War and became:
      • The Swedish duchy of Estonia (Swedish: Hertigdömet Estland) in 1561–1721 until conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the Great Northern War and became:
        • The Governorate of Estonia (Russian: Эстляндская губерния, romanized: Estlyandskaya guberniya) of the Russian Empire in 1721–1917
  • An island in the Atlantic Ocean on the 1558 Venetian Zeno map, possibly corresponding to Shetland
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