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

• Estland or Eistland in ancient Scandinavian Sagas and Estia, Hestia and Estonia in early Latin sources is the origin of the modern national name of Estonia.

• Estland or sometimes Principality of Estland in historical context can refer to

• Duchy of Estonia (Template:Lang-da) a Dominum directum of King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 in what is now Northern Estonia.
• A dominion of the Livonian Order within Terra Mariana in 1346- 1561
• A dominion of Sweden (Template:Lang-sv) in 1561 - 1721
• (Russian): Эстляндская губерния of Russian Empire in 1721-1914

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

• Disambiguation pages