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Bremerhaven

American  
[brem-er-hay-vuhn, bray-muhr-hah-fuhn] / ˈbrɛm ərˌheɪ vən, ˌbreɪ mərˈhɑ fən /

noun

  1. a seaport in northwestern Germany, at the mouth of the Weser River.


Bremerhaven British  
/ breːmərˈhaːfən /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1947): Wesermünde. a port in NW Germany: an outport for Bremen. Pop: 118 276 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A collaborative team from the University of Vienna, the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and the University of Oldenburg set out to investigate this question and uncovered findings that challenge traditional assumptions.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025

The ship had left Bremerhaven in Germany en route for Egypt when fire broke out on 25 July.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023

The Fremantle Highway was sailing out of the German port of Bremerhaven on the way to the Suez Canal in Egypt and from there to Singapore.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

The Coast Guard said the ship, which had just left the German port of Bremerhaven, was about 17 miles north of Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

We took the train to Bremerhaven, Germany, and then traveled on a former troopship for nine days across the Atlantic Ocean to Boston, Massachusetts.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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