Kiel

geographical name \ˈkēl\

Definition of KIEL

city & port N Germany ∗ of Schleswig-Holstein on SE coast of Jutland Peninsula pop 247,107

or Nord–Ost·see \ˌnȯrt-ˌȯst-ˈzā\ ship canal 61 miles (98 kilometers) N Germany across base of Jutland Peninsula connecting Baltic Sea & North Sea

Rhymes with KIEL

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, kneel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, tuille, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal

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