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Gävle

American  
[yeyv-le] / ˈjeɪv lɛ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Sweden.


Gävle British  
/ ˈjɛːvlə /

noun

  1. a port in E Sweden, on an inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia. Pop: 92 025 (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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His friend Kassandra Fritz, an 18-year-old natural sciences student, says she has driven to Uppsala from her home in Gävle, two hours north, to "have fun and meet new people".

From BBC May 3, 2025

Sofia Wikman, an associate professor in criminology at Gävle University and former news journalist, suggests that Covid-19 may also have had an impact.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2022

At this point in time, the Gävle Goat is more famous for being burned down than it is for being left intact.

From The Verge Dec. 17, 2021

Backstrom addresses the crowd with a microphone in hand both in Gävle and in Valbo the next day.

From Washington Post Sep. 27, 2018

Winroth grew up in Gävle, Sweden, a port city two hours north of Stockholm.

From The New Yorker Mar. 21, 2016

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