Stockholm

[stok-hohm, -hohlm; Sw. stawk-hawlm]

Stock·holm

[stok-hohm, -hohlm; Sw. stawk-hawlm]
noun
the chief seaport in and the capital of Sweden, in the SE part. 647,214; with suburbs 1,493,546.
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Swe·den

[sweed-n]
noun
a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Capital: Stockholm.
Swedish, Sverige.

an·ti-Swe·den, adjective
pro-Swe·den, adjective
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Stockholm (ˈstɒkhəʊm, Swedish ˈstɔkhɔlm)
 
n
the capital of Sweden, a port in the E central part at the outflow of Lake Mälaren into the Baltic: situated partly on the mainland and partly on islands; traditionally founded about 1250; university (1877). Pop: 765 582 (2004 est)

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Stockholm definition


Capital of Sweden and largest city in the country, located in southern Sweden on the Baltic Sea.

Note: Each year the Nobel Prizes (except the prize for peace) are awarded in Stockholm.
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