Örebro

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English[edit]

 Örebro on Wikipedia
 Örebro County on Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Swedish Örebro, from öre + bro.

Proper noun[edit]

Örebro

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

Translations[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /œrɛˈbruː/
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Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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