English Explanatory Dictionary

Uppsala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
  2. A county in eastern Sweden.

Pronunciation

/ˈʊpsɑːlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Uppsala.wav /ʊpˈsɑlə/

Word forms

Uppsala

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

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