Tampere
- proper noun
- During my visit to Tampere, I enjoyed exploring its rich cultural heritage and industrial history.
- Tampere, Finland
- Tampere University
- Tampere University Hospital
Examples
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Actually, Tampere in the first week of January was not continuously dark, as I had imagined it would be.
Fiction book (1999) -
I know so few people in Tampere, just Helmi, the woman who lives in our house, and a few other neighbors.
Fiction book (1992) -
We can move to Tampere and live there for a while.
Fiction book (1992) -
"When we lived in Tampere, we got to see how a lot of the factory workers live.
Fiction book (1992) -
Several months ago, I submitted a bid for a job in Tampere.
Fiction book (1992) -
The study protocol was approved by the ethical committee of the University Hospital of Tampere.
Academic text (1991) -
The present job was nearing completion, and he looked forward to the challenge of the new construction in Tampere.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tuomas came back to Tampere to fetch them, and they moved on February 10, 1898.
Fiction book (1992) -
My Dearest Hanna, I arrived safely in Tampere yesterday and began to look around as much as I could before dark.
Fiction book (1992) -
Neither of them had enjoyed the coarse hubbub of the manufacturing city of Tampere and the lack of privacy in their living quarters.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
A Swedish name for the Finnish city Tampere
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tampere comes from the rapids at the heart of the city; its older Swedish name was Tammerfors, where fors means 'rapids', and the Finnish name Tammerkoski points to the same fast water, so Tampere was named for the river that helped its factories and industry grow.