Stockholm
pronunciation
How to pronounce Stockholm in British English:
UK ['stɒkhəʊm]
How to pronounce Stockholm in American English:
US ['stɑkˌholm]
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- Noun:
- the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
Word Origin
- Stockholm
- capital city of Sweden; it arose mid-13c. from a fishing village; the second element in the name is holm "island" (see holm); the first is either stäk "bay" or stock "stake, pole." Related: Stockholmer. Stockholm Syndrome is from 1978, a psychologists' term; the name derives from the Aug. 23, 1973, violent armed robbery of Sveriges Kreditbank in Stockholm, after which four bank employees were held hostage in a vault for more than five days. The hostages developed a dramatic attachment to their abuser, and a fear of would-be rescuers, that they could not explain.
Example
- 1. Skype stockholm office is a fantastic place to work .
- 2. Is this another case of the stockholm syndrome ?
- 3. We first met in stockholm three years ago .
- 4. Move your entire office to stockholm .
- 5. The current president of bosnia cancelled a trip to stockholm in protest .