Gdańsk

American  

[gdahynsk, guh-dahnsk, -dansk] / gdãɪ̃sk, gəˈdɑnsk, -ˈdænsk /

noun

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

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Gdańsk British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Poland would withdraw permission for Russia to operate its mission in Gdańsk, its last remaining consulate in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Slate

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Science Daily

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

From BBC