Karlskrona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Karlskrona, after King Charles XI of Sweden and krona (“crown”).

Proper noun

Karlskrona

1. A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden.

Translations

city in Blekinge

• Afrikaans: Karlskrona
• Arabic: كارلسكرونا f (kārlskrūnā)
• Danish: Karlskrona n
• French: Karlskrona f
• German: Karlskrona n
• Greek: Κάρλσκρουνα f (Kárlskrouna)
• Hungarian: Karlskrona (hu)
• Icelandic: Karlskrona
• Italian: Karlskrona f
• Japanese: カールスクルーナ (Kārusukurūna)
• Korean: 칼스크로나 (Kalseukeurona)
• Latin: Caroli Corona f
• Latvian: Karlskrūna f
• Portuguese: Karlskrona f
• Spanish: Karlskrona f
• Swedish: Karlskrona (sv) n
• Ukrainian: Ка́рлскруна n (Kárlskruna)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Carlscrona (obsolete or archaic), Carlskrona (obsolete)

Etymology

Karls +‎ krona (“Charles's crown”), after King Charles XI of Sweden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karls²kruːna/, [kaɭsˈkrûːna]

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• Rhymes: -²uːna

Proper noun

Karlskrona n (genitive Karlskronas)

1. A city in Blekinge, southern Sweden

Derived terms

• karlskronit
• karlskronitisk
• karlskronitiska