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Örebro

American  
[œ-ruh-broo] / ˌœ rəˈbru /

noun

  1. a city in S Sweden.


Örebro British  
/ œːrəˈbruː /

noun

  1. a town in S Sweden: one of Sweden's oldest towns; scene of the election of Jean Bernadotte as heir to the throne in 1810. Pop: 126 940 (2004 est)

"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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"Eminem is often mentioned in far-right online spaces," adds Sam de Boise, a musicology lecturer specialising in radicalisation at Sweden's Örebro University.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

Recent research from Örebro University concluded that the media image of Swedish billionaires is predominantly positive, and suggested that their fortunes are rarely explained in the context of the nation's shifting economic policies.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

Many a time he had gone down to Örebro, just to stand on a street corner and see the horse pass by, or to steal into the stable and give him a lump of sugar.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston

Sture, who had been carried bleeding from the field of battle, had been taken first to Örebro.

From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron

We're on our way to a fair at Örebro, but we were obliged to put up here on account of the rain.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston

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