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Wismar

American  
[vis-mahr] / ˈvɪs mɑr /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.


Wismar British  
/ ˈvɪsmar /

noun

  1. a port in NE Germany, on an inlet of the Baltic, in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania: shipbuilding industries. Pop: 45 714 (2003 est)

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Activists quickly staged beach protests on the island of Poel near Wismar, where the animal had by then ended up, demanding further rescue attempts.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

German public broadcaster NDR said several communities near the city of Wismar east of Hamburg experienced power outages.

From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2022

A general view of the shipbuilding hall at the Wismar location of the MV-Werften shipyards which file insolvency, in Wismar, Germany, January 11, 2022.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022

The day they declared victory, I was back in a place called Wismar, on the Baltic in Germany, guarding the frontiers.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2015

The King of Sweden had already taken Stettin, Stralsund, Rostock, Wismar, and all the strong places on the Baltic, and began to spread himself in Germany.

From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Defoe, Daniel