Uppsala

American

[uhp-sah-luh, -suh-, oop-sah-lah] / ˈʌp sɑ lə, -sə-, ˈʊpˌsɑ lɑ /

Also Upsala

noun

a city in SE Sweden.

Uppsala British

/ ˈʌpsɑːlə /

noun

a city in E central Sweden: the royal headquarters in the 13th century; Gothic cathedral (the largest in Sweden) and Sweden's oldest university (1477). Pop: 182 124 (2004 est)

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The experiment also relied on a specialized detector known as WASA, originally developed in Uppsala, Sweden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

The article draws on a chapter from Melanie During's doctoral thesis, which she defended at Uppsala University in November 2024.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

At 15, he was accepted to RIG Academy, a Swedish government-funded boarding school for aspiring athletes in Uppsala, north of Stockholm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The attack came on the eve of the Walpurgis spring festival, when large crowds are expected to descend on the streets of Uppsala, a university town north of Stockholm.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

I know how it works because I seen it done once by a wise man in Uppsala, and that’s the only time I ever saw one before.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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