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GOTHENBURG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gothenburg mean?
• GOTHENBURG (noun)
The noun GOTHENBURG has 1 sense:
1. a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
Familiarity information: GOTHENBURG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Goeteborg; Goteborg; Gothenburg
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Gothenburg" is a part of...):
Kingdom of Sweden; Sverige; Sweden (a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)
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