a port and resort in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: founded in 1853; was the chief German North Sea naval base until 1945; a major oil port. Pop: 84 586 (2003 est)
Wilhelmshaven in American English
(ˈvɪlhɛlmsˌhɑfən)
seaport in NW Germany, on the North Sea, in the state of Lower Saxony: pop. 90,000