Upp·sa·la ( p s -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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| Noun | 1. |  Uppsala - a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of StockholmKingdom of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula |
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