Gdańsk

[gdahynsk, guh-dahnsk, -dansk]

noun

1. a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig.

Gdańsk

/ ɡdajinsk /

noun

1. German name: Danzig. the chief port of Poland, on the Baltic: a member of the Hanseatic league; under Prussian rule (1793–1807 and 1814–1919); a free city under the League of Nations from 1919 until annexed by Germany in 1939; returned to Poland in 1945. Pop: 851 000 (2005 est)

2. a wide inlet of the Baltic Sea on the N coast of Poland

Example Sentences

In any case, according to various outlets, archeologists working in Poland have discovered the remains of a medieval warrior under the longtime location of an ice cream parlor in the city of Gdańsk.

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His best chapters follow the protests in the Gdańsk shipyards that led to the Solidarity trade union.

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In the violent crackdown that followed the momentary blossoming of freedom after Gdańsk, we feel the heartbreak and fear of the people.

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These tools have many uses, and researcher Bożena Kostek from Gdańsk University of Technology is exploring how STT can be better used in the medical field.

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Dr Karolina Zielińska-Dąbkowska at Gdańsk University of Technology says our eyes have photoreceptors that are particularly sensitive to blue.

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