Visby
a seaport on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic: an important member of the Hanseatic League.
- German Wisby.
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How to use Visby in a sentence
This island, or rather its capital, the town of Visby, had been in ages past the leader of the Hanseatic League.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonHe now set forth, as admiral of the Swedish fleet, to besiege the town of Visby.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonVisby passed into the hands of Lubeck, and the pirate returned to Bleking to guard his fief.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonA meagre chronicle of events in Visby, composed by various unknown hands in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonIt was the trade with the East that originally gave importance to the city of Visby in Gotland.
British Dictionary definitions for Visby
/ (Swedish ˈviːsbyː) /
a port in SE Sweden, on NW Gotland Island in the Baltic: an early member of the Hanseatic League and major N European commercial centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 22 017 (2000 est)
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