Sweden

//ˈswi.dən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.

    "People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland."

Synonyms

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kingdom of swedensverige

Example

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"The population of Sweden is on the increase."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots Swethin, Swadne (also Swaden), from Middle Dutch Sweden, dative of Swede. Originally used to refer to the people before the late 1600s, later displaced native Old English Swēoland (literally “Swede land”), Swēoþēod (literally “Swede nation”), and Swēorīċe (literally “Swede kingdom”) to refer to the country.

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