a port in NE Germany, in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania on the Warnow estuary 13 km (8 miles) from the Baltic and its outport, Warnemünde: the chief port of the former East Germany; university (1419). Pop: 198 303 (2003 est)
Rostock in American English
(ˈrɑsˌtɑk; German ˈʀɔsˌtɔk)
seaport in NE Germany, on the Baltic, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: pop.236,000