Bydgoszcz

American

[bid-gawshch] / ˈbɪd gɔʃtʃ /

noun

a city in N Poland.

Bydgoszcz British

/ ˈbidɡɔʃtʃ /

noun

German name: Bromberg. an industrial city and port in N Poland: under Prussian rule from 1772 to 1919. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)

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The object, which was detected by Polish air defences at the time, was only found in April this year by a passer-by not far from the city of Bydgoszcz in central Poland.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

The military prosecutor's office is also investigating what Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro described on Twitter as "the remains of an aerial military object" in a forest several kilometres from Bydgoszcz.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

This summer, the seminary in Bydgoszcz that Karol had planned to attend shut down, bereft of new students.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

“We will not sound the sirens on the anniversary,” said Rafal Bruski, mayor of the central city of Bydgoszcz.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Here, during a small show in Bydgoszcz, she dedicates one of her songs to all those fighting for women’s rights around the world, March 2017.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2020

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