Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
  • noun A person of Swedish ancestry.

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  • noun A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Low German (from Middle Low German Swēde) or Dutch Zweed (from Middle Dutch Swēde).]

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From late Middle Low German or early German Low German or Dutch Low Saxon.

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