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Stralsund

American  
[shtrahl-zoont] / ˈʃtrɑl zʊnt /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Germany: a member of the medieval Hanseatic League; besieged by Wallenstein 1628.


Stralsund British  
/ ˈʃtraːlzʊnt /

noun

  1. a port in NE Germany, in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania on a strait of the Baltic: one of the leading towns of the Hanseatic League. Pop: 59 140 (2003 est)

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Mr Lawrence explains that the Stralsund facility will feature a containment area designed to capture jet water and toxic substances that have been blasted off the ships.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

“This year we have to choose the lesser evil,” said Karin, 64, who was visiting Stralsund in Merkel’s home constituency this past week to see the chancellor appear alongside Laschet.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2021

“Several times today I have reported my shoe size,” Ms. Merkel told the crowd in Stralsund.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

“There is a lot at stake on Sunday,” she told the crowd on a wet evening in Stralsund, in Germany’s northeastern corner.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

He did not, however, remain long in Greifswald, but sold his house and settled in the neighbouring city of Stralsund, the home of his wife's relations.

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew