Definition of Gothenburg

1. Noun. A port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden.

Exact synonyms: Goeteborg, Goteborg
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Kingdom Of Sweden, Sverige, Sweden

Definition of Gothenburg

1. Proper noun. A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. The second-largest city in Sweden. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gothenburg

Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium peruvianum
Gossypium thurberi
Gostivar
Gota Canal
Gotcha Day
Goteborg
Goth
Goth.
Gotha
Gotham
Gothamist
Gothamists
Gothamite
Gothamites
Gothenburg
Gothic
Gothic Lolita
Gothic alphabet
Gothic arch
Gothic arch tracing
Gothic arches
Gothic architecture
Gothic double
Gothic palate
Gothic romance
Gothic romancer
Gothically
Gothicise
Gothicised

Literary usage of Gothenburg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1893)
"WINTER SCENES IN gothenburg. THE entrance into gothenburg in winter is apt at ... Once safely in gothenburg port, one is prone to admire this Swedish town ..."

2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1873)
"gothenburg AGAIN. IT may bo there are times, in the course of political and social movements, when one may properly rest and be thankful. ..."

3. Norway, Sweden and Denmark: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm). (1892)
"From (Copenhagen) Helsingborg to gothenburg. Besides the railway between Copenhagen and gothenburg described below, STEAMERS (Kom. ..."

4. The Housing of the Working People by United States Bureau of Labor, Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould (1895)
"SWEDEN. gothenburg SAVINGS BANK, gothenburg. The gothenburg Savings Bank devotes a part of its income to the construction of ..."

5. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1824)
"Commerce of Gotheborg, or gothenburg—Herring Fishery . —Population—Diet of the Inhabitants—Exports— Hospital—Amusements—Rock Moss—Journey to Edet —Mode of ..."

6. Improving Access To Public Transport by International Union of Public Transport (2004)
"gothenburg gothenburg has a population of 450000. The Greater gothenburg sub-region of Vastra Gotaland has bus, train, tram and ferry operations, ..."

7. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"Sweden The South • gothenburg gothenburg (Göteborg in Swedish), the second- biggest city in Sweden, with 470000 people, is centrally located in Scandinavia. ..."

8. Travels Through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the by Giuseppe Acerbi (1802)
"Journey from gothenburg to Stockholm ... Going out of the town you proceed along the banks of the river Go'tha, from which gothenburg derives its name. ..."

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