Göteborg

American  

[yœ-tuh-bawr-y^uh] / ˌjœ təˈbɔr jə /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Sweden, on the Kattegat.

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Göteborg British  

/ jœtəˈbɔrj /

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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Example Sentences

Some 9,700 years ago, a group of people were camping on the west coast of Scandinavia, north of what is today Göteborg.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

In 1934, she embarked on a European tour, where she sang, danced and acted before enthralled audiences in cities large and small, from Madrid to Göteborg, Sweden.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

Göteborg said it would actively help its players find new teams.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2020

He incorporated the blindfold and flashlight used in his 2011 group crawl in Göteborg, Sweden, and introduced music, scent and the relay format for the first time.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2019

Then I had shared for a whole month Göteborg family and social life.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen