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Gothenburg

UK/ˈɡɒθn̩bɜːɡ//ˈɡɑθn̩bɝɡ/

Gothenburg proper noun: a city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

gothenburg: a city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city...
Image: Mikael Miettinen from Göteborg, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Gothenburg

  1. A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.
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  2. A city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States, originally settled by Swedish people.

Gothenburg meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

Gothenburg in Hindi

city on the west coast of Sweden
गोथनबर्ग gothanbarg, गोथेनबर्ग gothenbarg

Gothenburg in Malayalam

city on the west coast of Sweden
യാതെബോറിയ yātebōṟiya, ഗോഥെൻബർഗ് gōtheṉbaṟgŭ

Gothenburg in Arabic

city on the west coast of Sweden
غُوتِنْبُرْغ ḡūtinburḡ

Gothenburg in Persian

city on the west coast of Sweden
گوتنبورگ gotnborg
More languagesFewer languages
Gothenburg in Thai
กอเทนเบิร์ก gɔɔ-teen-bə̀ək, เยอเตอบอรย์ yəə-dtee-bɔɔ

Forms of Gothenburg

alternative formGoteborg

Origin of Gothenburg

Ultimately from Swedish Göteborg, probably via German Gothenburg (now archaic).

Words formed from Gothenburg

Questions about Gothenburg

What does Gothenburg mean?
Gothenburg means a city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.
What is Gothenburg in Hindi?
Gothenburg in Hindi is गोथनबर्ग (gothanbarg), गोथेनबर्ग (gothenbarg). See Gothenburg meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gothenburg?
Gothenburg is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gothenburg?
Gothenburg is pronounced /ˈɡɒθn̩bɜːɡ/ (UK).

Words near Gothenburg in the dictionary

  1. Gothamite
  2. Gothamites
  3. Gothard
  4. gothdom
  5. gothed up
  6. Gothenburg
  7. Gothenburger
  8. Gothenburgers
  9. gother
  10. Gotheridge
  11. Gotherington

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