Lübeck

[ly-bek]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of lubeck

So that at the close of 1526 the Lubeck envoys were still clamoring for their pay.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
Paul Barron Watson
The question of the Lubeck debt is ably treated by Forssell in his Sver.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
Paul Barron Watson
What most annoyed the king at this time was the importunate demands of Lubeck.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
Paul Barron Watson
I wonder what they would think of us at, Lubeck if they could just see us now!
Fritz and Eric
John Conroy Hutcheson
Time passed on at Lubeck, the same as it does everywhere else.
Fritz and Eric
John Conroy Hutcheson

British Dictionary definitions for lubeck

Lübeck

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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