Roskilde

American

[raw-ski-luh] / ˈrɔ skɪ lə /

noun

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

Roskilde British

/ 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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By the time she was 21, she'd performed at Glastonbury, Roskilde, Reading and Leeds festivals and been named BBC Music's Sound of 2018.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

The researchers tagged several hundred infected ants in the Bidstrup Forests near Roskilde, Denmark.

From Science Daily • Sep. 17, 2023

In science, it's always possible to find something wrong with individual studies, said David Møbjerg Kristensen, a professor of molecular biology at Roskilde University in Denmark, one of the consensus authors.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023

The Roskilde Festival used barriers to break up the crowd, he explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2021

On 14 May 1568, Tycho received a formal promise from the King, still Frederick II, that he could have the next canonry to become vacant at the Cathedral of Roskilde, in Seeland.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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