Uppsala

Upp·sa·la
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UK/ˈʊpsɑːlə/US/ʊpˈsɑlə/

proper noun

A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

OriginSwedish Uppsala ← Old Norse Uppsalir →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.
  2. A county in eastern Sweden.

Origin

  1. Old NorseUppsalir
  2. SwedishUppsala
  3. EnglishUppsala

Borrowed from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

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Translations

Arabic أُوبْسَالَا
  • أُوبْسَالَا (ʔūbsālā)city in eastern central Sweden
Chinese Mandarin 烏普薩拉 /乌普萨拉
  • 烏普薩拉 /乌普萨拉 (Wūpǔsàlā)city in eastern central Sweden
Esperanto Upsalo
  • Upsalocity in eastern central Sweden
Estonian Uppsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Finnish Upsala, Uppsala
  • Upsalacity in eastern central Sweden
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
French Uppsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
German Uppsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Greek Ουψάλα
  • Ουψάλα (Oupsála)city in eastern central Sweden
Hebrew אוּפְּסָלָה
  • אוּפְּסָלָה (Upsála)city in eastern central Sweden
Hindi उप्साला
  • उप्साला (upsālā)city in eastern central Sweden
Icelandic Uppsalir
  • Uppsalircity in eastern central Sweden
Italian Uppsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Japanese ウプサラ
  • ウプサラ (Upusara)city in eastern central Sweden
Korean 웁살라
  • 웁살라 (Upsalla)city in eastern central Sweden
Latin Upsālia
  • Upsāliacity in eastern central Sweden
Latvian Upsāla
  • Upsālacity in eastern central Sweden
Lithuanian Upsala
  • Upsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Persian اوپسالا
  • اوپسالا (upsâlâ)city in eastern central Sweden
Polish Uppsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Portuguese Uppsala, Upsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
  • Upsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Russian У́псала, Упса́ла
  • У́псала (Úpsala)city in eastern central Sweden
  • Упса́ла (Upsála)city in eastern central Sweden
  • У́ппсала (Úppsala)city in eastern central Sweden
  • Уппса́ла (Uppsála)city in eastern central Sweden
Scottish Gaelic Spaoilidh
  • Spaoilidhcity in eastern central Sweden
Spanish Upsala
  • Upsalacity in eastern central Sweden
Swedish Uppsala, Upsala
  • Uppsalacity in eastern central Sweden
  • Upsalacity in eastern central Sweden
  • Ubsolacity in eastern central Sweden
Tamil உப்சாலா
  • உப்சாலா (upcālā)city in eastern central Sweden
Thai อุปซอลา
  • อุปซอลา (ùp-sɔɔ-laa)city in eastern central Sweden
Ukrainian Уппса́ла
  • Уппса́ла (Uppsála)city in eastern central Sweden
Yiddish אופּסאַלאַ
  • אופּסאַלאַ (upsala)city in eastern central Sweden

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Uppsala

galaimpalakoalaValhallatalamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahnyalamancalawallahalcavalaimalalauhalalicualatambalatikka masalatrehala
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Anagrams

Sapulpa
Cite this entry
APA

Uppsala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uppsala

MLA

“Uppsala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uppsala. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uppsala,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uppsala.

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