Danzig

Dan·zig

 (dăn′sĭg, dän′tsĭk)

See Gdańsk.

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Danzig

(ˈdænsɪɡ; German ˈdantsɪç)

n

1. (Placename) the German name for Gdańsk

2. (Animals) a rare variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in this area

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Gdańsk

(gəˈdɑnsk, -ˈdænsk)

n.

a seaport in N Poland, on the Baltic Sea. 467,000. German, Danzig.

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Noun

1.

Danzig - 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 Gdansk 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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