Stockholm

American  

[stok-hohm, -hohlm, stawk-hawlm] / ˈstɒk hoʊm, -hoʊlm, ˈstɔkˌhɔlm /

noun

1. the chief seaport in and the capital of Sweden, in the SE part.

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Stockholm British  

/ ˈstɒkhəʊm, ˈstɔkhɔlm /

noun

1. the capital of Sweden, a port in the E central part at the outflow of Lake Mälaren into the Baltic: situated partly on the mainland and partly on islands; traditionally founded about 1250; university (1877). Pop: 765 582 (2004 est)

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Stockholm Cultural  

1. Capital of Sweden and largest city in the country, located in southern Sweden on the Baltic Sea.

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Each year the Nobel Prizes (except the prize for peace) are awarded in Stockholm.

Example Sentences

North Korea currently has an estimated 60 nuclear warheads, plus enough fissile material to make at least 90 more, according to a new estimate by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite setting a new personal best, Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson is beaten by Switzerland's Audrey Werro during the women's 800m at the Stockholm Diamond League.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The findings, published in the journal Cell, come from researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants banned its use worldwide.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Calls came, long-distance from San Francisco to Maine . . . from even London, Stockholm, Paris.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey