1
: the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden and a part of Finland
2
plural in construction
: the people of Sweden
Swedish
adjective
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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.
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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
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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
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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 
1
: the Germanic language spoken in Sweden
2
Swedish plural
: the people of Sweden
Swedish
adjective
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