Roskilde

[ raw-ski-luh ]

/ ˈrɔ skɪ lə /

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noun

a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.

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How to use Roskilde in a sentence

Leire has, then, a much better claim than Roskilde to being the site of Heorot: and geographical considerations confirm this.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
But it is hardly possible to conceive a greater contrast than that between the Roskilde fjord and the scenery depicted in ll.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Gertz dates it c. 1170, and thinks it was written by someone connected with the church at Roskilde.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
He fulfilled his vow by becoming professor of divinity at Copenhagen and canon of Roskilde.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

He granted to him the island of Hveen, gave him a pension, and made him a canon of the Cathedral of Roskilde.
History of Astronomy|George Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for Roskilde

Roskilde

/ (Danish ˈrɔskilə) /

noun

a city in Denmark, on NE Zealand west of Copenhagen: capital of Denmark from the 10th century to 1443; scene of the signing (1658) of the Peace of Roskilde between Denmark and Sweden. Pop: 44 205 (2004 est)

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