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Swedish

Swed·ish [ swdish ]


noun 
Definition:
 
official language of Sweden: the official language of Sweden and an official language of Finland, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native speakers: 8.5 million.



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of Sweden: relating to Sweden, or its people or culture

2. of Swedish: relating to the Swedish language

[Early 17th century. <Sweden or Swede]

See Scandinavian.

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