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Gdynia

American  
[guh-din-ee-uh, -yuh, gdi-nyah] / gəˈdɪn i ə, -jə, ˈgdɪ njɑ /

noun

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


Gdynia British  
/ ˈɡdɪnja /

noun

  1. 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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Captain Smith says the British number one had been planning to play in Gdynia, but his team have made "the right call".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The attack happened after a EuroCup women’s match where the Gdynia team defeated rivals from Switzerland, BCF Elfic Fribourg, 77-47.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

The Swedish ferry, Stena Spirit, was in the Baltic midway through its journey to Gdynia in Poland from Karlskrona in Sweden when the incident occurred, rescue officials said on Thursday.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 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

Jack’s hometown of Gdynia looked the same, for although Hitler had used its ports, the Allies had not bombed it.

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

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