Danzig
Americannoun
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German name of Gdańsk.
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Free City of, a former self-governing territory including the seaport of Danzig: constituted by the treaty of Versailles 1920; a part of Germany 1939–45; now in Poland. 754 sq. mi. (1,955 sq. km).
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Gulf of, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, in N Poland. About 60 miles (95 km) wide.
noun
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the German name for Gdańsk
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a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in this area
Example Sentences
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Smuss was born in 1926 in the Free City of Danzig, a city-state that is now Gdansk, Poland.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
He was hired to provide sound for Danzig, Soundgarden and Sonic Youth in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Furchner was accused of being part of the apparatus that helped the camp near Danzig, now the Polish city of Gdansk, function between June 1943 and April 1945.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022
Irmgard Furchner was accused of being part of the apparatus that helped the camp near Danzig, now the Polish city of Gdansk, function.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2022
Hitler, Roosevelt, Danzig, Bratislava, all these names, none of them her father’s.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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