Stockholm

American  

[stok-hohm, -hohlm, stawk-hawlm] / ˈstɒk hoʊm, -hoʊlm, ˈstɔkˌhɔlm /

noun

1. the chief seaport in and the capital of Sweden, in the SE part.

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Stockholm British  

/ ˈstɒkhəʊm, ˈstɔkhɔlm /

noun

1. the capital of Sweden, a port in the E central part at the outflow of Lake Mälaren into the Baltic: situated partly on the mainland and partly on islands; traditionally founded about 1250; university (1877). Pop: 765 582 (2004 est)

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Stockholm Cultural  

1. Capital of Sweden and largest city in the country, located in southern Sweden on the Baltic Sea.

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Each year the Nobel Prizes (except the prize for peace) are awarded in Stockholm.

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Hundreds of pro-Pahlavi demonstrations also gathered in Stockholm, holding up pictures of him and his late father.

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U.S. companies produced $371 billion in arms revenue in 2023, half the total revenue of the world’s top 100 arms companies, according to the most recent data from the Stockholm International Research Institute.

From MarketWatch

Pyongyang is now estimated to possess up to 50 nuclear warheads and enough fissile material to produce up to 40 more, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paul is in his first final since he lifted the trophy in Stockholm in 2024.

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Svalbard's "strategic relevance does not necessarily lie in the island itself, but in the waters around it," Barbara Kunz, director of the European Security Programme at Stockholm peace research institute SIPRI, told AFP.

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