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Stavanger

American  
[stah-vahng-er] / stɑˈvɑŋ ər /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Norway.


Stavanger British  
/ staˈvaŋər /

noun

  1. a port in SW Norway: canning and shipbuilding industries. Pop: 112 405 (2004 est)

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A study by the University of Stavanger has concluded authorities failed the survivors and victims' families, for which the Norwegian government has previously apologised.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

The gap between hearing the word and seeing the object is key, said Lilla Magyari, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Stavanger in Norway, who worked on the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The study is a collaboration between researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the University Hospital of Stavanger, Norway, and the University of Turku, Finland.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The rare find was made this summer by 51-year-old Erlend Bore on the southern island of Rennesoey, near the city of Stavanger.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

The ship, however, was wrecked off the coast of Norway and was towed by a Danish boat into the harbour of Stavanger.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen