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Stockholm

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Stock·holm  (stkhlm, -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]
n
(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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Noun1.StockholmStockholm - the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm"
capital of Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
Translations
Stockholm [ˈstɒkhəʊm] N → Estocolmo m
Stockholm [ˈstɒkhəʊm] n → Stockholm
Stockholm [ˈstɒkhəʊm] n → Stoccolma
Stockholm [ˈstɒkhəʊm] n → Stoccolma


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