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[ swee-dish ] / ˈswi dɪʃ /
adjectiveof or relating to Sweden, its inhabitants, or their language. nounthe people of Sweden collectively. a Germanic language, the language of Sweden and parts of Finland, closely related to Danish and Norwegian. Abbreviation: Sw Origin of SwedishSwede + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM Swedishanti-Swedish, adjectivenon-Swedish, adjective, nounpro-Swedish, adjectivepseudo-Swedish, adjectiveWords nearby SwedishSweden, Swedenborg, Swedenborgian, Swedenborgianism, swedger, Swedish, Swedish ivy, Swedish massage, Swedish mile, Swedish Nightingale, Swedish turnip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SwedishAn 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats. The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English. The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town. Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat|Nina Strochlic|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The whole thing's in Swedish and clearly not to Hitchcock's taste. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also wrote the single, “Divine Sorrow,” with Swedish DJ Avicii to help raise money for (RED). Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ask some elderly man about the early triumphs of the Swedish Nightingale, and notice how he kindles. Collections and Recollections|George William Erskine Russell The principal island, land, distant about 30 miles from the Swedish coast, is 18 miles long and about 14 broad. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various A boat pushed off from the Swedish camp and military music sounded from the opposite shore. The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg Then she gave Rob the book of Swedish pictures to look at, and he threw himself at full length on the floor with it. Nelly's Silver Mine|Helen Hunt Jackson He had put down his plate of multebaer, and was now fiddling nervously with a Swedish knife that Knutty had given him. Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden
British Dictionary definitions for Swedish
adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Sweden, its people, or their language nounthe official language of Sweden, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: one of the two official languages of Finland the Swedish (functioning as plural) the people of Sweden collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |