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Tampere

Tampere

1 7.1
A city in southern central Finland known for its factories and cultural events
  • proper noun
: Tampere
  • During my visit to Tampere, I enjoyed exploring its rich cultural heritage and industrial history.
  • Tampere, Finland
  • Tampere University
  • Tampere University Hospital

Examples

  • 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

Tammerfors
vsTampere
9.9

A Swedish name for the Finnish city Tampere

is the city's usual English name rather than the Swedish form

Surface Forms

Tampere main

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.