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Bremerhaven

American  
[brem-er-hey-vuhn, brey-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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To carry out the study, researchers transported about 300 kilograms of Antarctic ice from AWI in Bremerhaven to Dresden for chemical processing.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

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, carrying 3,783 new vehicles, including 498 electric ones, from the German port city of Bremerhaven to Singapore had been ablaze since late on July 25.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2023

The Fremantle Highway was on its way from the German port of Bremerhaven to Singapore.

From New York Times Jul. 28, 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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