Stockholm

proper nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈstɒkhɒlm//
//ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m//

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

proper noun

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A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.
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The Swedish government.
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A county of Sweden.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A township in Crawford County, Iowa.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wright County, Minnesota.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town in Grant County, South Dakota.
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A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Pepin County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

verb

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To suffer from Stockholm syndrome; to form an emotional bond or identification with one's captor or oppressor, also, to form such a bond with one's victim.
A negotiator must never Stockholm with hostages.
Police say Stockholming is good, because the offender also identifies with the hostage, and it's much easier to hurt someone you don't know than someone you do.
There's no need for any kind of racist opposition because we are now Stockholmed to the point where we will begin to oppress ourselves if we're not careful ” ( “ The Past is Prologue , ” 25 ) .
Then the pair were jointly “Stockholmed”, as Bristol Professor Sir Michael Berry, described it.

Forms

past tense: Stockholmed
past participle: Stockholmed
present participle: Stockholming
third person singular: Stockholms

stock · A store or supply.Stock · A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex,…stocked · Having been replenished with stock.

Stockholm · A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

stocking · A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and…Stocking · A surname.stockings · pantyhose

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