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Suwalki gap en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after the Polish town Suwałki.

Meanings

1. The strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.
   • And on the A4 autobahn in eastern Germany, a U.S. Army captain and his Macedonian counterpart rushed toward the Suwalki Gap — the place many war planners predict will be the flashpoint for a NATO war with Russia — hoping the overheated radiator on their Stryker armored combat vehicle wouldn’t kill the engine. 2024 April 24, Helene Cooper, “NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Translations (8)

lt Suvalkų koridorius (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · ru Сувалкский коридор (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · pl przesmyk suwalski (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · uk Сувальський коридор (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · pl korytarz suwalski (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · be Сувальскі калідор (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · es corredor de Suwalki (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus) · de Suwalki-Lücke (gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus)