Danzig

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English

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Etymology

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From German Danzig. Doublet of Gdańsk.

Proper noun

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Danzig

  1. Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).
    • 1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 318:
      Early on that Friday morning (September 1) it was announced by the Nazi Government of the Free City of Danzig that the territory desired incorporation in the German Reich, and almost immediately afterwards the German Chancellor accepted such inclusion forthwith.
  2. Free City of Danzig
  3. A surname.

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Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cp. Danzke (at least 15th century), Dantzke (at least 16th century). Ultimately of Slavic origin. Cognate to Polish Gdańsk. For the -zig suffix, compare Leipzig (< Lipsk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdantsɪç/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdantsɪk/
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Proper noun

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Danzig n (proper noun, genitive Danzigs or (optionally with an article) Danzig)

  1. Gdańsk, Danzig (the capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
    Synonym: Dantzke (Early New High German)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Danzig m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Danzigs or (with an article) Danzig, feminine genitive Danzig, plural Danzigs)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Danzig f

  1. Gdańsk, Danzig (the capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
    Synonym: Gdansk