Lübeck

American

[ly-bek] / ˈlü bɛk /

noun

a seaport in N Germany: important Baltic port in the medieval Hanseatic League.

Lübeck British

/ ˈlyːbɛk /

noun

a port in N Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein on the Baltic: the leading member of the Hanseatic League, and a major European commercial centre until the 15th century. Pop: 212 754 (2003 est)

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The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Emiko uses Lübeck marzipan, which contains 52% almonds.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

Mann was born to a prominent mercantile family in Lübeck in 1875, just a few years after the various independent German states unified into a single nation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

In Hilgenfeld’s lab at the University of Lübeck, researcher Linlin Zhang had taken to phoning the company making the Mpro gene construct daily until it finally arrived.

From Nature • May 14, 2020

Chasot had actually the pleasure of fortifying Lübeck, and carrying on preparations for war on a small scale, till Peter was dethroned by his wife, Catherine.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

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