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Trondheim

Trondheim

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A port city in central Norway on a fjord known for its cathedral and university
  • proper noun
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  • The concerns and recommendations discussed in Trondheim will be passed on to the Conference of Parties, an organization of nations that have ratified the biodiversity treaty.
  • Trondheim, Norway

Examples

  • They can rendezvous with the LR-5 and me in Trondheim, Norway.

    Kursk (2018)

  • Trondheim, a historic city in central Norway, is attractive for several reasons.

    Blog text (8)

  • The city of Trondheim has a tradition of arranging a yearly competition as part of the FIS World Cup.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Yngvar Olsen is a professor in the Department of Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The curator of a police museum in Trondheim, Norway, recently discovered in his archive collection a glass bottle containing two irregularly shaped sugar lumps.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In the meantime, the artifacts are being studied, conserved, and stored at the university's Museum of Natural History and Technology (Vitenskapsmuseet) in Trondheim.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Along the rocky waterfront of Trondheim, Norway, not far from the site of the Norway/UN Conference on Alien Species, lies a tiny stretch of sand called Ballast Beach.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The clinicians followed changes in body mass index (BMI, kg/m²) among 995 children in Trondheim, Norway, from 4 to 8 years of age.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Yet, when scientists, land managers, and policymakers from 80 nations met in Trondheim, Norway, for the Norway/UN Conference on Alien Species in July, it was clear that a large part of any effort to stem the invaders would have to be funneled into public education and rigorous new methods to assess environmental and economic trade-offs.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The beautiful architecture of Trondheim attracts many tourists each year.

Synonyms

Nidaros
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  • Literature
9.9

A former name for the city of Trondheim on a fjord in central Norway

is the modern name used today for that city and port

Compounds

Trondheim Fjord
7.7

A long narrow bay in central Norway by the city of Trondheim

Surface Forms

Trondheim main

Etymology

Trondheim comes from Old Norse words meaning 'home of the Trønders', the people from the Trøndelag area, and the part heim means 'home', like the English word 'home'. So the name shows it was the 'home' or main town of those people, which fits its role as an important city and port.