Stavanger

[ stah-vahng-er ]

/ stɑˈvɑŋ ər /

a seaport in SW Norway.

Example sentences from the Web for stavanger

She grew up in Stavanger, Norway's third-largest city, and met her husband when he was stationed there for military training.

Dinner Under the Midnight Sun |Sophie Menin |June 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is in the northern sea, near the inhospitable Gulf of Stavanger, and in the 59th degree of latitude.

Toilers of the Sea |Victor Hugo
Bishop Reinald of Stavanger, who was an Englishman, was considered very greedy of money.

Heimskringla |Snorri Sturlason
From Christiansand to Stavanger is about 200 miles, which took us four days.

Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel |John Yeardley

In 1821 the Stavanger Quakers began to form plans for emigrating to America.

A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 |George Tobias Flom
"Krajero, Boston for Stavanger, with wheat," answered the officer on the bridge.

Commander Lawless V.C. |Rolf Bennett

Stavanger

/ (Norwegian staˈvaŋər) /

a port in SW Norway: canning and shipbuilding industries. Pop: 112 405 (2004 est)