Suwałki gap

/suːˌvaʊ.ki ˈɡæp/

proper noun

The strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.

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Suwałki gap1

proper nounthe Suwałki gap

alternative Suwałki Gap · alternative Suwalki gap · alternative Suwalki Gap

  1. The strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.

    Those with the darkest imaginations suggest Russia could one day choose to close the so-called Suwałki Gap, a 60-mile-long stretch of the Polish-Lithuanian border stretching from Kaliningrad to Russia’s close ally, Belarus, and cut off the Baltic states from the rest of Europe.

    2017 August 24, Daniel Boffey, “'We know how to live next to Russia': Lithuania builds border fence with Kaliningrad”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Suwałki Gap2

proper nounthe Suwałki Gap
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Suwałki gap.

    Those with the darkest imaginations suggest Russia could one day choose to close the so-called Suwałki Gap, a 60-mile-long stretch of the Polish-Lithuanian border stretching from Kaliningrad to Russia’s close ally, Belarus, and cut off the Baltic states from the rest of Europe.

    2017 August 24, Daniel Boffey, “'We know how to live next to Russia': Lithuania builds border fence with Kaliningrad”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
suwałki corridor

Origin

Named after the Polish town Suwałki + gap.

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Translations

German Suwalki-Lücke
  • Suwalki-Lückegap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
Lithuanian Suvalkų koridorius
  • Suvalkų koridoriusgap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
Polish przesmyk suwalski, korytarz suwalski
  • przesmyk suwalskigap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
  • korytarz suwalskigap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
Russian Сувалкский коридор
  • Сувалкский коридор (Suvalkskij koridor)gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
Spanish corredor de Suwalki
  • corredor de Suwalkigap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
Ukrainian Сувальський коридор
  • Сувальський коридор (Suvalʹsʹkyj korydor)gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus
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APA

Suwałki gap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suwa%C5%82ki%20gap

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“Suwałki gap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suwa%C5%82ki%20gap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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