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Göteborg

[yœ-tuh-bawr-yuh]
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noun
  1. a seaport in SW Sweden, on the Kattegat.
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Also Gothenburg.
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Examples from the Web for goteborg

Historical Examples

  • The first domestic science school was organized in Europe in the year 1865 at Goteborg.

    A Journey Through France in War Time

    Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

  • The letter bore the postmark of Goteborg, and was written by the old man's eldest son, Ragnar Lonner, the husband of the matron.

    The Home in the Valley

    Emilie F. Carln

  • I arrived, on the eighth day of this month, at Goteborg, in safety and in good health.

    The Home in the Valley

    Emilie F. Carln

British Dictionary definitions for goteborg

Göteborg

Gothenburg

noun
  1. a port in SW Sweden, at the mouth of the Göta River: the largest port and second largest city in the country; developed through the Swedish East India Company and grew through Napoleon's continental blockade and with the opening of the Göta Canal (1832); university (1891). Pop: 481 523 (2004 est)
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