Tromsö

[trom-soh, trooms-œ]

noun

1. a seaport in N Norway.

Tromsø

/ ˈtrɒmsəʊ, ˈtrumsø /

noun

1. a port in N Norway, on a small island between Kvaløy and the mainland: fishing and sealing centre. Pop: 61 897 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

Later this year, the United States will open a mission staffed by a single diplomat in the town of Tromso, Norway — its only such facility above the Arctic Circle — Mr. Blinken said at a news conference on Thursday.

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“If you look up online, the most popular reindeer experience in the world is to go to Tromso, Norway, and view the northern lights and meet reindeer herds and meet traditional Sami families that still herd reindeer like they have for centuries,” Bowie said.

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Earlier in the week, Norwegian officials said the man had a Brazilian passport and had worked as a researcher at the University of Tromso in the north of the country since 2021.

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Norwegian security officials this week announced they had arrested a man claiming to be a Brazilian researcher working on Arctic issues in the city of Tromso who they believe is, in fact, a Russian “illegal.”

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Norwegian officials said the man had worked as a researcher at the University of Tromso in the north of the country since 2021.

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