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Stockholm

Stockholm

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A city that is the capital and largest of Sweden on the Baltic Sea
  • proper noun
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  • My recent journey was brief: one day in Stockholm and three in London.
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Stockholm University
  • held in Stockholm

And the last place we ended up in was Stockholm, Stockholm.

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Examples

  • New York City was the opening scene, followed by a conference in Stockholm.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Hello, I am Maria and I'm calling from Stockholm, Sweden.

  • We gotta go through Stockholm to get there.

  • I'll catch you guys tomorrow back in Stockholm for some more fun.

  • But I'll tell you, we were in Stockholm for a week.

  • She arrived in Stockholm that morning from New York.

  • Lars' dates in Stockholm sold out in eight hours.

  • We've been building up this amazing art house cinema in Stockholm together.

  • Happily, she made it to Stockholm entirely unscathed.

  • Hello, I am Maria and I'm calling from Stockholm, Sweden.

Surface Forms

Stockholm main

Etymology

Stockholm comes from old Swedish parts stock 'log' and holm 'island'. The town began on small islands with wooden posts and bridges, so the name is like 'log island' and that helps you remember Stockholm is a city built on many islands by the sea.