Uppsala
Syllables: Upp·sa·la/ˈʊpsɑːlə/US/ʊpˈsɑlə/
Uppsala proper noun: a city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
Proper noun
Uppsala
- A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
- A county in eastern Sweden.
Uppsala meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
Uppsala in Hindi
- city in eastern central Sweden
- उप्साला upsālā
Uppsala in Tamil
- city in eastern central Sweden
- உப்சாலா upcālā
Uppsala in Marathi
- city in eastern central Sweden
- उप्साला upsālā
Uppsala in Arabic
- city in eastern central Sweden
- أُوبْسَالَا ʔūbsālā
More languagesFewer languages
- Uppsala in Persian
- اوپسالا upsâlâ
- Uppsala in Thai
- อุปซอลา ùp-sɔɔ-laa
Origin of Uppsala
Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).
Words that rhyme with Uppsala
Questions about Uppsala
- What does Uppsala mean?
- Uppsala means a city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
- What is Uppsala in Hindi?
- Uppsala in Hindi is उप्साला (upsālā). See Uppsala meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Uppsala?
- Uppsala is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Uppsala?
- Uppsala is pronounced /ˈʊpsɑːlə/ (UK).
Words near Uppsala in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Uppsala (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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