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Stockholm.

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɒkhɒlm//ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m/

  1. A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

  2. The Swedish government.

    metonymically

  3. A county of Sweden.

  4. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  5. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A township in Crawford County, Iowa.

  6. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.

  7. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wright County, Minnesota.

  8. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.

  9. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

  10. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in Grant County, South Dakota.

  11. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Pepin County, Wisconsin.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Swedish stokker Swedish stock Swedish holme Swedish Stockholmbor. English Stockholm From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

verb/ˈstɒkhɒlm//ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m/

  1. To suffer from Stockholm syndrome; to form an emotional bond or identification with one's captor or oppressor, also, to form such a bond with one's victim.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Swedish stokker Swedish stock Swedish holme Swedish Stockholmbor. English Stockholm From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

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