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Trond·heim

(trŏn′hām′, trôn′-)

A city of central Norway on Trondheim Fjord, an inlet of the Norwegian Sea. It was the capital of Norway from the tenth to the thirteenth century.

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Trondheim

(ˈtrɒndˌhaɪm; Norwegian ˈtrɔnhɛim)

(Placename) a port in central Norway, on Trondheim Fjord (an inlet of the Norwegian Sea): national capital until 1380; seat of the Technical University of Norway. Pop: 154 351 (2004 est). Former name (until the 16th century and from 1930 to 1931): Nidaros

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Trond•heim

(ˈtrɒn heɪm)

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a seaport in central Norway, on Trondheim Fjord. 134,889.

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Trondheim - a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord

Nidaros

Kingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

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Last year, a Norwegian team led by Kjell Salvesen of the University of Trondheim found no evidence that in utero exposure to ultrasound increased the risk of learning disabilities in school-age children (SN: 4/4/92, p.218).