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Örebro

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English

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 Örebro on Wikipedia
 Örebro County on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Swedish Örebro, from öre + bro.

Proper noun

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Örebro

  1. A city in Örebro County, Sweden.
  2. A county in Sweden.

Translations

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ör +‎ bro. First part cognate with either Icelandic eyrr or aurr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /œrɛˈbruː/
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Proper noun

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Örebro n (genitive Örebros)

  1. A town, county, and municipality of Sweden, a city in south-central Sweden, located in the province of Närke. The sixth-largest city in Sweden.

Further reading

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  • Örebro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)