Sweden

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English

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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.[1][2]

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Proper noun

Sweden

  2. A country in Scandinavia in Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
    People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland

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References

  1. ^ “Sweden, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2020.; “Sweden, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Sweden”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sweden f (not mutable)

  1. Sweden (a country in Europe)

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