Cuxhaven

[ kooks-hah-fuhn ]

/ ˌkʊksˈhɑ fən /

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noun

a seaport in NW Germany, at the mouth of the Elbe River.

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How to use Cuxhaven in a sentence

Cuxhaven, a fortified town of Hanover, taken by storm, by the boats of a British squadron.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Now look at this one, which cuts right through the big chunk of sand and comes out near Cuxhaven.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
It would have been a dead beat across the sands to Cuxhaven, while it was a fair wind straight out to the Eider River.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
Danzig, Cuxhaven and Sonderburg have also been made naval bases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various

Soon after we left Cuxhaven, Mrs. Liebling came to have her hair dressed.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann

British Dictionary definitions for Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven

/ (ˈkʊksˌhɑːvən, German kʊksˈhaːfən) /

noun

a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)

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