Luleå

American  

[loo-le-aw] / ˈlu lɛˌɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Luleå British  

/ ˈluːləoː /

noun

1. a port in N Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia: industrial and shipbuilding centre; icebound in winter. Pop: 72 608 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

Nadhir Al-Ansari, professor at Sweden's Lulea University of Technology, said the water quality in Najaf is amongst the poorest in Iraq.

From Reuters

Getting final permits for the Vittangi mine and Lulea refinery in Sweden with the aim to launch output in 2024, initially producing 19,500 metric tons of active anode material a year.

From Reuters

“I think it only underscores why it is so important that we have regular, open lines of communication, including, by the way, between our defense ministers,” Blinken said at a news conference at the end of an EU-US trade and technology meeting in Lulea, Sweden.

From Seattle Times

“Both of these are vital, in our judgement, to European security,” Blinken told reporters at a joint news conference in the northern Swedish city of Lulea with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

From Washington Times

Back at Luleå University of Technology, Professor Petterson says these types of "goal-based" conflicts are increasingly polarising communities in northern Sweden, despite the nation's reputation for consensus-based decision making.

From BBC