Stettin

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/ʃtɛˈtiːn//ʃtɛˈtɪn//stɛˈtɪn/

A form of Szczecin — The capital and largest city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in what is now Poland; Stettin.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Szczecin (especially, but not exclusively, when it was a German-speaking city, i.e. until 1945)

    From Pardubitz he passed on to Glatz, reached Breslau and went down the Oder to Stettin.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
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    From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

    1946 March 5, Winston Churchill, Sinews of Peace

    From January 1, 1954, Odra Port was discontinued as a ferry terminal, and the [sleeping] car then ran via Sassnitz, Neubrandenburg, Grambow and Stettin until June, 1956, when it was diverted via Berlin.

    1957 November 28, 'Fahrplanschriftleiter', “International Passenger Services in Eastern Europe”, in Railway Magazine, page 802

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
szczecin

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Stettin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stettin

MLA

“Stettin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stettin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stettin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stettin.

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