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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Göteborg

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

“For almost 20 years, we have developed and driven women’s football forward in Göteborg and Sweden,” Bronsman said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2020

I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to see “Blind Spot” in Sweden, where it was one of a bracing clutch of films presented at this year’s Göteborg Film Festival.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2019

"It will read like this, 'The harbor at Göteborg made me think of Stockholm harbor, with all the different ships that sail away to foreign lands; and of the great world beyond the sea.'"

From Gerda in Sweden by Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald