Szczecin

[ shche-cheen ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Poland: formerly in Germany.

Szczecin

/ ˈʃtʃɛtsin /

noun

1. a port in NW Poland, on the River Oder: the busiest Polish port and leading coal exporter; shipbuilding. Pop: 435 000 (2005 est) German nameStettin

Example Sentences

The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management later extended the highest alert level from the four southern provinces to the mouth of the River Odra in Szczecin, where it spills into the Baltic Sea.

From BBC

“We do not see any light in the tunnel, we do not see any authorities, any government or the EU Commission really giving attention to this,” said Dariusz Matulewicz, head of the truckers’ association in Szczecin, a city in western Poland.

From Seattle Times

Saturday's incident occurred when hackers transmitted a signal that triggered an emergency stoppage of trains near the city of Szczecin, PAP reported.

From BBC

More than a dozen U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks arrived at the Baltic Sea port city of Szczecin on Wednesday as part of Poland’s multibillion-dollar military modernization effort that has only intensified since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From Washington Times

Immediately after his appointment on Thursday, Poland’s new agriculture minister, Mr. Telus, said he had already spoken with protesting farmers in the northwest of the country, who a day earlier had blocked traffic in the city of Szczecin during Mr. Zelensky’s visit to Warsaw.

From New York Times