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Roskilde

American  
[raw-ski-luh] / ˈrɔ skɪ lə /

noun

  1. a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.


Roskilde British  
/ ˈrɔskilə /

noun

  1. a city in Denmark, on NE Zealand west of Copenhagen: capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443; scene of the signing (1658) of the Peace of Roskilde between Denmark and Sweden. Pop: 44 205 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The researchers tagged several hundred infected ants in the Bidstrup Forests near Roskilde, Denmark.

From Science Daily • Sep. 17, 2023

Annette Zacho was born in Roskilde, Denmark, on Feb. 1, 1942.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

In science, it's always possible to find something wrong with individual studies, said David Møbjerg Kristensen, a professor of molecular biology at Roskilde University in Denmark, one of the consensus authors.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023

The Dutch rider, making his Tour debut, beat Wout van Aert in Nyborg after a flat 202.5km route from Roskilde.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2022

On 14 May 1568, Tycho received a formal promise from the King, still Frederick II, that he could have the next canonry to become vacant at the Cathedral of Roskilde, in Seeland.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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