See Also: Visby(encyclopedia)
Hanseatic Town of Visby(tourism)

uvular (iou) and Visby (sh)


uvular (iou)



uvular adjective & noun. E18.
[from UVULA + -AR1.]
A. adjective.
Medicine. Of a drug etc.: used in disorders of the uvula. Only in E18.
Anatomy. Of a part or structure: associated with the uvula. M19.
Phonetics. Of a consonantal sound: produced by vibration of the uvula. L19.
b. noun. Phonetics. A uvular consonant. L19.
uvularly adverb with a thick obstructed utterance M19.

Visby (sh)




City (pop., 1994 est.: 21,462), southeastern Sweden.

Located on the northwestern coast of the island of Gotland, it was the site of a Stone Age settlement งใ 2000 BC. By the 12th century AD it was a member of the Hanseatic League, and in the 13th century it was one of the leading commercial centres of Europe; the city coined its own money and developed an international maritime code. It declined after the Danish conquest of Gotland in 1361. A seaside resort, it has remains of medieval walls. Because of its remarkably well-preserved medieval ramparts and buildings, Visby was designated a protected monument in 1810 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.