Etymology

Karlskrona

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Today it means: A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden. Full definition →

Swedish Karlskrona
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromKarlskrona
  2. English todayKarlskrona

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.