Ålesund

/ˈɔːləsʊn//ˈɔːləsʊnd/

proper noun

A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

OriginNorwegian Ålesund →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Aalesund · alternative Alesund

  1. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Origin

  1. NorwegianÅlesund
  2. NorwegianÅlesund
  3. EnglishÅlesund

Borrowed from Norwegian Ålesund.

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Translations

Arabic أوليسوند
  • أوليسوندNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Bulgarian О́лесун
  • О́лесун (Ólesun)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Chinese Mandarin 奧勒松 /奥勒松
  • 奧勒松 /奥勒松 (Àolēisōng)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Danish Ålesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Dutch Ålesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Finnish Ålesund, Aalesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
  • AalesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Greek Άαλεσουντ
  • Άαλεσουντ (Áalesount)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Icelandic Álasund
  • ÁlasundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Japanese オーレスン
  • オーレスン (Ōresun)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Korean 올레순
  • 올레순 (ollesun)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Lithuanian Olesiundas
  • OlesiundasNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Norwegian Bokmål Ålesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Persian السوند
  • السوندNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Polish Ålesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Portuguese Aalesund, Alesund
  • AalesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
  • AlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Russian О́лесунн
  • О́лесунн (Ólesunn)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Swedish Ålesund
  • ÅlesundNorwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Ukrainian О́лесунн
  • О́лесунн (Ólesunn)Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Cite this entry
APA

Ålesund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%85lesund

MLA

“Ålesund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%85lesund. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ålesund,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%85lesund.

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