Szczecin

American  

[shche-cheen] / ˈʃtʃɛ tʃin /

noun

1. a seaport in NW Poland: formerly in Germany.

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Szczecin British  

/ ˈʃtʃɛtsin /

noun

1. German name: Stettin.  a port in NW Poland, on the River Oder: the busiest Polish port and leading coal exporter; shipbuilding. Pop: 435 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The Danish wind turbine maker last year unveiled plans to build a new blade factory in Szczecin, near the Baltic Sea coast, to support Europe’s build-out of offshore wind parks.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management later extended the highest alert level from the four southern provinces to the mouth of the River Odra in Szczecin, where it spills into the Baltic Sea.

From BBC

“We do not see any light in the tunnel, we do not see any authorities, any government or the EU Commission really giving attention to this,” said Dariusz Matulewicz, head of the truckers’ association in Szczecin, a city in western Poland.

From Seattle Times

More than a dozen U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks arrived at the Baltic Sea port city of Szczecin on Wednesday as part of Poland’s multibillion-dollar military modernization effort that has only intensified since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From Washington Times

On Wednesday, Polish farmers, furious over a steep fall in prices for their produce, blocked traffic on main roads in the northwestern city of Szczecin by using tractors, and staged small protests elsewhere.

From New York Times