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Gävle

American  
[yeyv-le] / ˈyeɪv 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)

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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

If you’ve never heard of the Gävle Goat before, there are just two critical pieces of information you need to know.

From The Verge • Dec. 17, 2021

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

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2016

The area is known for its coffee production; the Gevalia coffee company has a factory in nearby Gävle and Backstrom said windy days make the whole town smell like the beans.

From Washington Post

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