Kiel

[keel]

noun

1. the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.

Kiel

/ kiːl /

noun

1. a port in N Germany, capital of Schleswig-Holstein state, on the Kiel Canal (connecting the North Sea with the Baltic): joined the Hanseatic League in 1284; became part of Denmark in 1773 and passed to Prussia in 1866; an important naval base in World Wars I and II; shipbuilding and engineering industries. Pop: 233 039 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Research published by the Kiel Institute in Germany this week showed that military aid sent to Ukraine had declined by 43% compared with the first half of the year.

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He got three more in Bayern's 6-1 league victory on Holsten Kiel three days later, scored four in Bayern's 9-2 Champions League thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb on 17 September and one in his club's 5-0 win at Werder Bremen on 21 September.

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President Macron is correct, according to Kiel figures specifically on financial aid.

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But Europe combined has spent more money than the US, according to the Kiel Institute.

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Between January 2022 and the end of June 2025, Europe as a whole spent $165.7bn on Ukraine, compared to the US's $130.6bn over the same period, according to Kiel Institute calculations.

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