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Turku

American  
[toor-koo] / ˈtʊər ku /

noun

  1. a seaport in southwestern Finland.


Turku British  
/ ˈturku /

noun

  1. Swedish name: Åbo.  a city and port in SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia: capital of Finland until 1812. Pop: 175 059 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland shows that investment by maternal grandmothers can improve the well-being of grandchildren who have faced adversities in life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

The researchers' latest study on using smartphone motion sensors to detect heart failure was carried out at the Turku and Helsinki University Hospitals in Finland and Stanford University Hospital in the US.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

The new technology, which was created at the University of Turku and developed by the company CardioSignal, uses a smartphone to analyse heart movement and detect heart failure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

A new study from the Turku PET Centre in Finland shows how emotional music evokes similar bodily sensations across cultures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

Thus too Åbo, the ancient capital of Finland, was called Turku, which in the Swedish language means a market-place.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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