Kalmar

American  

[kahl-mahr] / ˈkɑl mɑr /

noun

1. a seaport in SE Sweden, on Kalmar Sound.

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Kalmar British  

/ ˈkalmar /

noun

1. a port in SE Sweden, partly on the mainland and partly on a small island in the Sound of Kalmar opposite Öland: scene of the signing of the Union of Kalmar, which united Sweden, Denmark, and Norway into a single monarchy (1397–1523). Pop: 60 734 (2004 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Kalmarian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Kalmar

She works shifts at the company's outlet at a retail park in Kalmar, a small seaside city in southern Sweden.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

“They didn’t recruit mercenaries in those days,” says Lars Einarsson, an archaeologist at the Kalmar Museum and director of the Kronan underwater excavations.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2023

She sang and danced in 1950’s “Three Little Words,” a musical biopic of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, playing Ruby’s wife Eileen Percy opposite frequent co-star Red Skelton.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021

She credited the long years of service and dedication they have committed to the ship and the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation’s mission as reasons they deserved the recognition as well as volunteering for 10,000 hours.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2019

Working like a sculptor with a cathode in one hand and an anode in the other, Dr. Kalmar began reshaping the girl who stood fixedly in the boxlike chamber.

From No Charge for Alterations by Horace Leonard Gold