Gdynia

American

[guh-din-ee-uh, -yuh, gdi-nyah] / gəˈdɪn i ə, -yə, ˈgdɪ nyɑ /

noun

a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig.

Gdynia British

/ ˈɡdɪnja /

noun

a port in N Poland, near Gdańsk: developed 1924–39 as the outlet for trade through the Polish Corridor; naval base. Pop: 251 183 (2007 est)

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Great Britain must beat Poland in Gdynia over the next two days to have a chance of winning the Davis Cup next year.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The ferry was in the Baltic midway through its journey to Gdynia in Poland from Karlskrona in Sweden when the child had fallen off the vessel.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

The local bus operator, PKS Gdynia, announced this week that bus 666 will no longer run to Hel.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

More than 200 pieces of heavy combat equipment from the battalion are being off-loaded at the Polish port of Gdynia, officials said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2022

He tells them about his boyhood in Gdynia and leads them gradually into his experiences in the camps.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

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