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Bydgoszcz

American  
[bid-gawshch] / ˈbɪd gɔʃtʃ /

noun

  1. a city in N Poland.


Bydgoszcz British  
/ ˈbidɡɔʃtʃ /

noun

  1. German name: Bromberg.  an industrial city and port in N Poland: under Prussian rule from 1772 to 1919. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)

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Lufthansa also temporarily canceled routes from Frankfurt to Poland’s Bydgoszcz and Rzeszow, as well as Stavanger in Norway, and said 10 other connections are being consolidated within the group via other airports.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

The object, which was detected by Polish air defences at the time, was only found in April this year by a passer-by not far from the city of Bydgoszcz in central Poland.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2023

Polish authorities said last month a "military object" had been found in a forest close to the village of Zamosc near the northern city of Bydgoszcz, without going into further details about its origin.

From Reuters May 10, 2023

This summer, the seminary in Bydgoszcz that Karol had planned to attend shut down, bereft of new students.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2022

“We will not sound the sirens on the anniversary,” said Rafal Bruski, mayor of the central city of Bydgoszcz.

From Seattle Times Apr. 9, 2022

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