Lübeck

[ ly-bek ]

/ ˈlü bɛk /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Lübeck

lubber's hole, lubber's knot, lubber's line, Lubbock, lube, Lübeck, Lubitsch, Lübke, Lublin, lubra, lubric

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How to use Lübeck in a sentence

At sunrise the next morning he goes on board the steamer Svithiod, bound from Lubeck to Stockholm.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
He speaks much of the honourable reception which the Magistrates of Lubeck gave him.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
Leaving that city therefore, he went to a seaport two leagues distant, in order to embark for Lubeck.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
It was afterwards issued, and the Queen gave him a vessel, on board which he embarked the 12th of August for Lubeck.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny

Grotius set out in an open waggon for Lubeck, and arrived at Rostock on the 26th of August very ill.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny

British Dictionary definitions for Lübeck

Lübeck

/ (German 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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