Swedish

noun

Swed·​ish ˈswē-dish How to pronounce Swedish (audio)
1
: the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden and a part of Finland
2
plural in construction : the people of Sweden
Swedish adjective

Examples of Swedish in a Sentence

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While the first version of the jet dates to the late 1980s, the E model just entered service with the Swedish Air Force earlier this month. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 Being a double Viking with Swedish and Norman blood on each side of my family, the cold never bothered me. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 Bohlin said that the Swedish Board of Agriculture would procure emergency stockpiling of grain in northern Sweden, which would be circulated so as not to disrupt market mechanisms and to avoid stocks perishing. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Just across the street there’s a park with towering trees and a typical Swedish Koloni trädgård (a small urban garden). Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Swedish

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Swedish was in 1605

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“Swedish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swedish. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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Swedish

noun
Swed·​ish ˈswēd-ish How to pronounce Swedish (audio)
1
: the Germanic language spoken in Sweden
2
Swedish plural : the people of Sweden
Swedish adjective
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