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Gothenburg

American  
[goth-uhn-burg, got-n-] / ˈgɒθ ənˌbɜrg, ˈgɒt n- /

noun

  1. Göteborg.


Gothenburg British  
/ ˈɡɒθənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. the English name for Göteborg

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Senior Manchester United officials noticed it in Gothenburg last weekend, even though the pair were only on the pitch together for 26 minutes in the 1-1 draw with Paris St-Germain.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Sundhage opened the scoring, just as she had five years earlier in Gothenburg, before strike partner Lena Videkull made the victory safe for the visitors.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

His parents are from Argentina, but they immigrated to Sweden and Mr. González was born in Gothenburg in 1978.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

The V-Dem Institute, based in Sweden’s University of Gothenburg, has been compiling the world’s largest dataset on democracy for more than a decade.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026

S.S.E. of Gothenburg by the railway to Helsingborg.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

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