Upp·sa·la (?p?s?-l?, -sä?-, o?op?sä?lä) A city of eastern Sweden north-northwest of Stockholm. Capital of a pre-Christian kingdom in the early Middle Ages, it became an archepiscopal see in 1164 and the coronation place of Swedish monarchs. The University of Uppsala was founded in 1477.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Uppsala (??ps??l?) or Upsalan (Placename) a city in E central Sweden: the royal headquarters in the 13th century; Gothic cathedral (the largest in Sweden) and Sweden’s oldest university (1477). Pop: 182 124 (2004 est)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Upp?sa?la or Up?sa?la (??p s? l?, -s?-, ??p-) n. a city in SE Sweden. 183,472. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.