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Uppsala

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Upp·sa·la  (ps-l, -sä-, psälä)
A city of eastern Sweden north-northwest of Stockholm. Capital of a pre-Christian kingdom in the early Middle Ages, it became an episcopal see in 1164 and the coronation place of Swedish monarchs. The University of Uppsala was founded in 1477. Population: 185,000.
Uppsala, Upsala [ˈʌpsɑːlə]
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(Placename) a city in E central Sweden: the royal headquarters in the 13th century; Gothic cathedral (the largest in Sweden) and Sweden's oldest university (1477). Pop.: 188 478 (2000 est.)
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Noun1.Uppsala - a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of StockholmUppsala - a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
Upsala
Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
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