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Gdansk

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Gdańsk (Polish) [gdajinsk]
n
1. (Placename) the chief port of Poland, on the Baltic: a member of the Hanseatic league; under Prussian rule (1793-1807 and 1814-1919); a free city under the League of Nations from 1919 until annexed by Germany in 1939; returned to Poland in 1945. Pop.: 445 988 (1999 est.) German name Danzig
2. (Placename) Bay of. a wide inlet of the Baltic Sea on the N coast of Poland
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Noun1.GdanskGdansk - a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
Danzig
Hanseatic League - a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669
Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II


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