Stockholm

[ stok-hohm, -hohlm; Swedish stawk-hawlm ]

noun

1. the chief seaport in and the capital of Sweden, in the SE part.

Stockholm

/ ˈstɒkhəʊm; ˈstɔkhɔlm /

noun

1. 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)

Stockholm

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

Notes

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

Example Sentences

The Edelstam Prize, awarded for exceptional courage in defending human rights, will be presented on 19 November in Stockholm.

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Later that day, thousands celebrated the historic achievement at Stockholm's Medborgarplatsen.

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"The US at this COP is not just a lame duck, it's a dead duck," said Prof Richard Klein of the Stockholm Environment Institute, an expert on climate change policy.

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Hundreds of asylum seekers onboard the Bibby Stockholm have been moved off the barge ahead of decisions on whether they can stay in the UK.

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First there was a shooting outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, then two Swedish teenagers aged 16 and 19 were arrested in Copenhagen after hand grenades were detonated near the embassy there.

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