swedish

  • 1Swedish — may refer to:*Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe (see List of Sweden related topics) *Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland *A person or persons with a Swedish ancestral… …

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  • 2Swedish — massage (based on Swedish type physiotherapeutic movements); Swedish mile (10 kilometers); Swedish movements (physiotherapeutic exercises); Swedish putty (spackle + spar varnish waterproofing mixture); Swedish turnip (rutabaga) …

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  • 3Swedish — Swed ish, a. [Cf. G. schwedisch, Sw. svensk.] Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Swedish turnip}. (Bot.) See under {Turnip}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Swedish — [swē′dish] adj. of Sweden or its people, language, or culture n. the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden the Swedish the people of Sweden …

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  • 5Swedish — Swed ish, n. The language of Swedes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Swedish — c.1600, from SWEDE (Cf. Swede) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Swedishness …

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  • 7Swedish — ► NOUN ▪ the Scandinavian language of Sweden. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Sweden …

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  • 8Swedish — [[t]swi͟ːdɪʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ Swedish means belonging or relating to Sweden, or to its people, language, or culture. ...the Swedish ambassador to the European Community. ...the Swedish city of Gothenburg. 2) N UNCOUNT Swedish is the language… …

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  • 9Swedish — 1. noun /ˈswiːdɪʃ/ The language of and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue. 2.… …

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  • 10Swedish — I UK [ˈswiːdɪʃ] / US [ˈswɪdɪʃ] adjective 1) someone who is Swedish is from Sweden 2) relating to Sweden, or its language or culture the Swedish pop band Abba a few Swedish phrases II UK [ˈswiːdɪʃ] / US [ˈswɪdɪʃ] noun [uncountable] the language… …

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