Visby

American

[viz-bee, vees-by] / ˈvɪz bi, ˈvis bü /

noun

a seaport on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic: an important member of the Hanseatic League.

Visby British

/ ˈviːsbyː /

noun

a port in SE Sweden, on NW Gotland Island in the Baltic: an early member of the Hanseatic League and major N European commercial centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 22 017 (2000 est)

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Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson speaks during a news conference in Visby, Sweden, July 3, 2022.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2022

That Gotland needs “firemen” has been known since the 1361 Visby plunder, when, legend has it, the town paid the Danes a huge ransom just to be ransacked anyway, Mr. Jonson said half-jokingly.

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2020

The permanent unit was deployed during 2018 to the island’s main town, Visby.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2020

Among ships in Ingaro Bay were the Trosso, the Stockholm and the Visby, which have advanced equipment to look for submarines, Swedish media report.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2014

It was the trade with the East that originally gave importance to the city of Visby in Gotland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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