Kiel

geographical name

1
city and port on Kiel Harbor, an inlet of the Baltic Sea on the southeastern coast of the Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany population 235,800

Note: Kiel is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein.

2
or Nord-Ostsee ship canal 61 miles (98 kilometers) long in northern Germany across the base of the Jutland Peninsula connecting the Baltic Sea and the North Sea

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“Kiel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kiel. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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