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• Estland is the name for Estonia in German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and some other Germanic languages, with the notable exception of modern English.

• Estland is also an infrequently used historical alternative name for what is now northern Estonia, which at various times has entailed:

• Danish Estonia was a dominion of Denmark in what is now northern Estonia in 1219-1346, and in Ösel in 1206 and in 1559-1645.
• Principality of Estonia (Estland) was a short-lived principality in 1561-1578.
• Swedish Estonia was a dominion of Sweden in 1578-1721 in what is now northern Estonia.
• Reval Governorate was a guberniya of Russian Empire formed in what had previously been Swedish Estonia, and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918.

• Estland was also an area of local administration by one of the Baltic Noble Corporations that was established during the Middle Ages.

"Estland" is also the name of a phantom island on the Zeno map.

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