Danzig

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US/ˈdæntsɪɡ/US/ˈdænzɪɡ/US/ˈdantsɪç/

proper noun

Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).

OriginGerman Danzig →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).

    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.

    1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 318
  2. Free City of Danzig
  3. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gdańsk

Origin

  1. GermanDanzig
  2. EnglishDanzig

Borrowed from German Danzig. Doublet of Gdańsk.

More words from German

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دَانْزِيغ
  • دَانْزِيغ (dānzīḡ)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Bulgarian Да́нциг
  • Да́нциг (Dáncig)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Catalan Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Chinese Cantonese 但澤 /但泽
  • 但澤 /但泽 (daan⁶ zaak⁶)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Chinese Mandarin 但澤 /但泽
  • 但澤 /但泽 (Dànzé)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Danish Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Dutch Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Esperanto Dancigo
  • Dancigothe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Estonian Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Finnish Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
French Danzig, Dantzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Dantzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Danzicthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Dantzicthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Dantzickthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
German Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Greek Ντάντσιχ
  • Ντάντσιχ (Ntántsich)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Hebrew דנציג
  • דנציג (dantsig)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Hungarian Dancka
  • Danckathe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Italian Danzica
  • Danzicathe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Japanese ダンツィヒ
  • ダンツィヒ (Dantsihi)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Korean 단치히
  • 단치히 (danchihi)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Latin Dantiscum
  • Dantiscumthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Latvian Danciga
  • Dancigathe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Lithuanian Dancigas
  • Dancigasthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Norwegian Bokmål Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Polish Gdańsk
  • Gdańskthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Portuguese Danzig, Danzigue
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Danziguethe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Romanian Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Russian Да́нциг
  • Да́нциг (Dáncig)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Spanish Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Swedish Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Thai ดันท์ซิช
  • ดันท์ซิช (dan-sít)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Turkish Dansık, Danzig
  • Dansıkthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Ukrainian Данциг
  • Данциг (Dancyh)the former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk
Vietnamese Danzig
  • Danzigthe former name of Gdańsk — see also Gdańsk

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Zangid
Cite this entry
APA

Danzig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzig

MLA

“Danzig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danzig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danzig.

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