SINCE 1828
Sweden
geographical name
Swe·den
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variants:
or Swedish Sverige \ ˈsve-rē-yə
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Definition of Sweden
country (a kingdom) in northern Europe on the peninsula of Scandinavia west of the Baltic Sea; capital Stockholm area 173,665 square miles (449,792 square kilometers), population 8,015,797
Note: Northernmost Sweden is north of the Arctic Circle.
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