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Uppsala

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

noun

  1. a city in SE Sweden.


Uppsala British  
/ ˈʌpsɑːlə /

noun

  1. 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)

"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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These discoveries come from a new study by researchers at Uppsala University, who analyzed four shared graves from a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer community at Ajvide on the island of Gotland.

From Science Daily Feb. 19, 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

His friend Kassandra Fritz, an 18-year-old natural sciences student, says she has driven to Uppsala from her home in Gävle, two hours north, to "have fun and meet new people".

From BBC May 3, 2025

“Oh, nonsense. Now, what can we do for you here in Uppsala, Mr. Van Texel?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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