Klaipeda
Americannoun
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a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
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a former German territory including this seaport: now a part of Lithuania. 1,092 sq. mi. (2,828 sq. km).
noun
Example Sentences
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Two tugs with firefighting capacity are on their way to the vessel, which was en route from the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda to the port of Riga.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Landlocked Belarus previously relied on shipments of 12.5 million tonnes of potash a year from the Baltic Sea port of Klaipeda in Lithuania.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2022
Mr. Udovickij has a clear interest in keeping freight trains from Belarus running to Klaipeda.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
“They guys on the team got me the ball,” the 6-foot-11 native of Klaipeda, Lithuania said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2015
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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