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Klaipeda

American  
[klahy-pe-dah, klahy-pi-duh] / ˈklaɪ pɛ dɑ, ˈklaɪ pɪ də /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.

  2. a former German territory including this seaport: now a part of Lithuania. 1,092 sq. mi. (2,828 sq. km).


Klaipeda British  
/ ˈklajpɪdə /

noun

  1. German name: Memel.  a port in Lithuania on the Baltic: shipbuilding and fish canning. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Similarly, Lithuania, which neighbours Estonia, raised security alert levels at its Klaipeda liquefied natural gas import terminal, gas pipelines and other strategic energy assets as a result of the damage on the Balticconnector gas pipeline.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

The Baltic country imports gas from multiple countries through the Klaipeda Liquid Natural Gas terminal built a decade ago.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2023

Lithuania’s state-owned railway and the Klaipeda port earn a large chunk of their revenue from potash.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2022

BPC, whose supplies are currently handled by the Klaipeda port in Lithuania, did not immediately reply to a Reuters' request for comment.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2021

Lithuania     benefits from its ice-free port at Klaipeda on the Baltic Sea and its rail     and highway hub at Vilnius, which provides land communication between     Eastern Europe and Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Belarus.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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