E-stonia

English Etymology en e- Estonia digital digital, from the country's reputation as a digitally advanced society. Proper noun 1 en jocular Estonia. en 2006 Kevin O’Connor Culture And Customs of the Baltic States Greenwood Publishing Group 0313331251 153 With Internet cafes dotting the Estonian urban landscape, Estonia (or E-stonia) is one of the most Internet-connected countries in Eastern Europe. en 2009 Carolyn Bain Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Lonely Planet 1741047706 165 Wireless internet access (wi-fi) is marvellously widespread in ‘E-stonia’ (you may find yourself wondering why your own country lags so far behind this tech-savvy wizard). en-GB How Estonia became E-stonia Tim Mansel BBC News 2013-05-16 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-22317297 So Estonia became E-stonia—a neat [Toomas Hendrik] Ilves joke. And with the help of a government-backed technology investment body, called the Tiger Leap Foundation, all Estonian schools were online by the late 1990s. https://web.archive.org/web/20260829034541/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-22317297 29 August 2026 en Estonia Nicknames for countries