Swedish

[ swee-dish ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Sweden, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

1. the people of Sweden collectively.
2. a Germanic language, the language of Sweden and parts of Finland, closely related to Danish and Norwegian. : Sw

Swedish

/ ˈswiːdɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Sweden, its people, or their language

noun

1. the official language of Sweden, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: one of the two official languages of Finland
2. the Swedish
   the Swedish functioning as plural the people of Sweden collectively

Other Words From

• anti-Swedish adjective
• non-Swedish adjective noun
• pro-Swedish adjective
• pseudo-Swedish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swedish¹

Swede + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.

From The Daily Beast

His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.

From The Daily Beast

According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town.

From The Daily Beast

The whole thing's in Swedish and clearly not to Hitchcock's taste.

From The Daily Beast

He also wrote the single, “Divine Sorrow,” with Swedish DJ Avicii to help raise money for (RED).

From The Daily Beast

The Swedish boatswain consoled him, and he modified his opinions as the voyage went on.

From Project Gutenberg

From some points, hundreds of acres of the Swedish and French may be seen, and they are rarely or never out of view.

From Project Gutenberg

A furious storm raged at the time, which destroyed two Swedish ships.

From Project Gutenberg

She was the daughter of a peasant of Livonia, married a Swedish dragoon, who was killed on the same day in battle.

From Project Gutenberg

At the time of Blcher's surrender at Lbeck he had treated with great courtesy certain Swedish prisoners.

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