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die Ostsee (no pl.)
   Baltic Sea, the Baltic

19 Städte, darunter Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock und Rendsburg, wollen am geplanten Ostseetunnel mitbauen.
19 cities, including [the German cities] Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock and Rendsburg, want to participate in the construction of the planned Baltic Sea tunnel.
Die Ostsee ist ein 413.000 km² großes und bis zu 459 m tiefes Binnenmeer in Europa.
The Baltic Sea is a European inland sea that covers 413,000 sq. km (160,000 sq. mi.) and is up to 459 m (1506 ft.) deep.
Genießen Sie einen Urlaub an der Ostsee in Schleswig-Holstein.
Enjoy a vacation on the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein.

Related Words:
Baltisches Meer Baltic Sea (Lat., Mare Balticum)
das Baltikum the Baltic states, Baltic region
der Ostseehafen Baltic port
die Ostseeinsel Baltic island
die Ostseeküste Baltic coast

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