Kiel

American

[keel] / kil /

noun

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

Kiel British

/ kiːl /

noun

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)

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Still, the Kiel Institute cautioned that "the recovery remains fragile".

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The study was co-led by Julie Kiel Holm of the University of Copenhagen and Sarah Pearson of the Technical University of Denmark.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

"A relatively brief closure could disrupt an entire growing season, with food security consequences that persist long after the strait reopens," according to researchers at the Kiel Institute.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

The Kiel Institute still expects GDP growth at 1.4% in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Kiel was approximately a hundred kilometers from Denmark and only eighty kilometers from where my sister was sent to live with our old great-aunt.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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