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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The discoveries were made during a February survey led by researchers from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 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

There was little left to tidy up after she died at the age of 91 on March 12 in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she was living in a retirement home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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

In 1788 when the Danes unexpectedly invaded Sweden and threatened Gothenburg, it was Armfelt who under the king’s directions organized the Dalecarlian levies and led them to victory.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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