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Gamlestaden.

a district in Gothenburg, Sweden

11 characters4 syllables approx.Svenska language

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  1. a district in Gothenburg, Sweden

Where this word comes from

Compound of gamle + stad + -en, literally “The Old City”. Referring to the former city of Nya Lödöse, located there and abandoned in 1624 after Gothenburg was founded. First attested in 1643 as Gamblestaden.

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