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Göteborg

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Gö·te·borg  (yt-bôr)
A city of southwest Sweden on the Kattegat at the starting point of the Göta Canal system. Founded in 1604, it is a major port and industrial center. Population: 490,000.
Göteborg (Swedish) [jœtəˈbɔrj], Gothenburg
n
(Placename) a port in SW Sweden, at the mouth of the Göta River: the largest port and second largest city in the country; developed through the Swedish East India Company and grew through Napoleon's continental blockade and with the opening of the Göta Canal (1832); university (1891). Pop.: 462 470 (2000 est.)


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