Gothenburg
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- proper noun
- /ˈɡoʊθənˌbɜrɡ/
- Located in southwestern Sweden, Gothenburg is the country's second largest city.
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Gothenburg University
- Volvo plant in Gothenburg
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Examples
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A son of the line's founder, John West Wilson, settled in Gothenburg to promote its interests in Scandinavia.
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And Gothenburg has taken the lead against Hamburg.
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Without Gothenburg, my life would have been different.
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After his release he went back to Gothenburg.
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At last, I went back to Gothenburg.
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Super excited now for this talk here in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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But I think the biggest hurdle for him was going from Degerfors to Gothenburg.
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John Paoli is a PhD and dermatologist from Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Sven Erickson from Gothenburg, won the UEFA Cup two years ago, and last year they reached that same final again with Benfica.
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Carin Sandberg is a dermatologist and head of the dermatology department at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Synonyms
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A large port city in southwest Sweden and the country's second largest city
A port city in western Sweden also called Gothenburg
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gothenburg comes from the Swedish name Göteborg. The part borg means 'castle' or 'fort', and the first part comes from the name of the Geats, an old people often called 'Goths'. So Gothenburg originally meant 'the castle of the Geats', which fits the city's history as an important port.