Göteborg

American  

[yœ-tuh-bawr-y^uh] / ˌyœ təˈbɔr yə /

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 Göteborg, for example, she performed eight numbers that included the Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower" and the contemporary French hit "Parlez-moi d'Amour."

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

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

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

I have made arrangements to-day for you to work in the ironworks at Göteborg, where they make steamers, engines and boilers.

From Gerda in Sweden by McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell