Memel
Americannoun
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the German name for Klaipeda
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the lower course of the Neman River
Example Sentences
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The day did not seem far off when Nazi agents, using Memel as a base, may harass President Smetona into resigning or recalling Valdemaras.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Germans trapped between Memel and Riga began trying to escape from Libau, Latvia's second-largest port, and from the port of Windau farther north, under a hail of fire from Red planes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once decided on, the occupation of Memel was carried out with the F�hrer's usual one-two-three precision.
From Time Magazine Archive
As if playing at naval conquest, he traveled to Memel on the pocket battleship Deutschland, followed by 60 other fighting vessels including two battleships, three cruisers, two destroyer flotillas, three torpedo-boat flotillas, numerous small craft.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old Lady E * * of Memel understood it otherwise, in her time.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
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