Stock·holm (st k h lm , -hm) The capital and largest city of Sweden, in the eastern part of the country on the Baltic Sea. Founded in the mid-13th century, it grew as a trade center allied with the Hanseatic League. Stockholm became the official capital of Sweden in 1634. The Nobel Institute is here. Population: 783,000. |
Stockholm [ˈstɒkhəʊm (Swedish) ˈstɔkhɔlm]
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(Placename) the capital of Sweden, a port in the E central part at the outflow of Lake Mälar into the Baltic: situated partly on the mainland and partly on islands; traditionally founded about 1250; university (1877). Pop.: 743 703 (2000 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  Stockholm - the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm"Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula |
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