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Jönköping

American  
[yœn-chœ-ping] / ˈyœn tʃœ pɪŋ /

noun

  1. a city in S Sweden.


Jönköping British  
/ ˈjœntçøːpiŋ /

noun

  1. a city in S Sweden, on the S shore of Lake Vättern: scene of the conclusion of peace between Sweden and Denmark in 1809. Pop: 119 971 (2004 est)

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What do the Swedish city of Jönköping, Atlanta in the US and Birmingham all have in common?

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

On the other hand, it’s only a few hours from Stockholm, Gothenberg, or in the case of my family, Jönköping — which means the place is Swedish through and through.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

In Jönköping in Sweden, hospitals, GPs and community services work from one pot, in one team with one set of data.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2013

There are half a dozen towns with this termination in the country, as Norrköping, Söderköping, Jönköping, the last two syllables being pronounced like chepping; as, Lin-chep-ping.

From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver

Here, on the narrow land-strip between Monk and Vettern lakes, lay Jönköping with its great factories.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston

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