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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Sweden received the northern half of Pomerania, with the cities of Wismar and Stettin, and the coast between Bremen and Hamburg, together with an indemnity of 5,000,000 thalers.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor

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