Göta

British  

/ ˈjøːta /

noun

1. a river in S Sweden, draining Lake Vänern and flowing south-southwest to the Kattegat: forms part of the Göta Canal, which links Göteborg in the west with Stockholm in the east. Length: 93 km (58 miles)

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Example Sentences

The storming of the presidential palace "was a blow to the protest's legitimacy and peaceful character, and a perfect weapon for government propaganda," said education specialist Gota Chanturia, 36.

From Barron's

Weather researchers have identified the likely main cause of the intense rainfall as a “gota fria” – a natural weather event that hits Spain in autumn and winter when cold air descends on warmer waters over the Mediterranean.

From BBC

The Associated Press quoted Andrii Gota, chairman of Centrenergo, one of the largest of Ukraine’s state energy companies, as saying, “there’s nothing left to shoot down” incoming missiles.

From Salon

The 37-year-old scored 21 goals for Vikingur Gota in his native Faroe Islands - where the season has already ended - but that only equates to 10.5 major-league goals.

From BBC

The response was considerably different when O’Connor, working with the Japanese jazz musician Gota Yashiki and the producer Nellee Hooper, recorded a stripped-down version for her 1990 album “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.”

From New York Times