Kalmar

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Kal·mar

(käl′mär′, kăl′-)

A city of southeast Sweden on Kalmar Sound, an arm of the Baltic Sea between the Swedish mainland and Öland. The city was the site of the Union of Kalmar (1397), which joined Sweden, Denmark, and Norway into a single monarchy that lasted until 1523.

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Kalmar

(Swedish ˈkalmar)

(Placename) a port in SE Sweden, partly on the mainland and partly on a small island in the Sound of Kalmar opposite Öland: scene of the signing of the Union of Kalmar, which united Sweden, Denmark, and Norway into a single monarchy (1397–1523). Pop: 60 734 (2004 est)

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Kal•mar

(ˈkɑl mɑr)

n.

a seaport in SE Sweden, on Kalmar Sound. 54,915.

Kal•mar′i•an (-ˈmɛər i ɛn) adj.

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