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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 Swedes won the first encounter in Gothenburg thanks to teenager Pia Sundhage's strike, but Linda Curl's goal settled the second in England's favour at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 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

The principal exports are granite, timber and hats; and butter through Helsingborg and Gothenburg.

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

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