Göteborg
[ yœ-tuh-bawr-yuh ]
/ ˌyœ təˈbɔr yə /
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noun
a seaport in SW Sweden, on the Kattegat.
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Words nearby Göteborg
Göta Canal, Gotama, got a thing going, gotcha, gotcha lizard, Göteborg, Goth, Gotha, Gotham, Gothamite, go the distance
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Example sentences from the Web for Göteborg
She’s an environmental scientist at RISE, the Research Institutes of Sweden in Göteborg.
Why today’s ‘fast fashions’ can be bad for the planet|Kathiann Kowalski|December 10, 2020|Science News For StudentsThe 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. CarlnI arrived, on the eighth day of this month, at Goteborg, in safety and in good health.
The Home in the Valley|Emilie F. CarlnThe first domestic science school was organized in Europe in the year 1865 at Goteborg.
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British Dictionary definitions for Göteborg
Göteborg
Gothenburg
/ (Swedish jœtəˈbɔrj) /
noun
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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