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TARTU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tartu mean?
• TARTU (noun)
The noun TARTU has 1 sense:
1. a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
Familiarity information: TARTU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Tartu" is a part of...):
Esthonia; Estonia; Republic of Estonia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)
Holonyms ("Tartu" is a member of...):
Hanseatic League (a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669)
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