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Sweden

Sweden

145 1.0
A country in northern Europe on the eastern side of the Scandinavian Peninsula
  • proper noun
  • /ˈswidən/
translation icon : Suecia
  • In 1995, with the admission of Finland, Austria, and Sweden, the number of European Union member states became 15.
  • Sweden and Norway
  • Sweden and Denmark
  • Sweden and Finland

So this is true of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark.

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Examples

  • The most successful country is Sweden and after that Australia.

  • The capitalist side is the reason why Sweden is a rich country.

  • We are not people that live in Sweden or Canada.

  • You know, my school back in Sweden has a foreign exchange student program.

    Tall Girl 2 (2022)

  • So if things are going well for Sweden, pensions are increasing.

  • Well, it should be daylight in Sweden now.

    Hollow Man (2000)

  • I studied chemistry in Sweden!

    Bio-Dome (1996)

  • Oh, and he's legendary in some parts of Europe, especially Sweden and Denmark.

    Offstage Elements (2019)

  • So you live in between Stockholm, Sweden and in Mauritius.

  • My great-grandfather came to this country from Sweden to make this farm and prairie.

Synonyms

Kingdom of Sweden
vsSweden
2.8

The official name of Sweden, a country in northern Europe

is the common name rather than that formal title
Sverige
vsSweden
9.0

A country in northern Europe called Sweden

is the English name used in other languages rather than the local form

Compounds

Kingdom of Sweden
2.8

The official name of Sweden, a country in northern Europe

Surface Forms

Sweden main

Etymology

Sweden comes from the name of the people who lived there long ago, the Svear — the Swedes. Their old name, seen in the country's own name Sverige, from Svea rike, meant 'realm of the Svear', so Sweden simply means 'the land of the Swedes'.