Swedish
Americanadjective
noun
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the people of Sweden collectively.
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a Germanic language, the language of Sweden and parts of Finland, closely related to Danish and Norwegian. Sw
adjective
noun
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the official language of Sweden, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: one of the two official languages of Finland
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(functioning as plural) the people of Sweden collectively
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Swedish
Example Sentences
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A Swedish designer, Mateusz Pozar, launched a "Ban Ray" site earlier this year, providing signs to ban smart glasses from venues and selling stickers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Fresh from taking down world number one Nelly Korda in the early session, Europe sent out Swedish pair Maja Stark and Linn Grant against in-form Americans Megan Khang and Lauren Coughlin.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Vitale points to research out of a Swedish university that looked at the melody and tone of the meow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A 78-year-old British widow has told the BBC she is struggling to eat or sleep as the Swedish government threatens to deport her over a late post-Brexit residence application.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Then I noticed a crumpled-up Swedish Cremes bag on the ground next to the tree and I could figure out why he was being so generous.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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