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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The next night, Swedish House Mafia will also play in the Warehouse.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The product was developed by scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences—by some of the same scientists who did pioneering research into the endurance-boosting abilities of the nitrates found in foods such as beets.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
There are some mini love triangles in Succession, like Roman dating the woman who fellated-and-then-some his brother-in-law to be, and the Swedish Viking Lukas’s interest in Shiv as more than a potential business partner.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Of the 123 participants, 20 women—19 Somali and one Swedish—were diagnosed with osteomalacia using a non-invasive, non-radiation diagnostic protocol.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The product was developed by scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences—by some of the same scientists who did pioneering research into the endurance-boosting abilities of the nitrates found in foods such as beets.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
There are some mini love triangles in Succession, like Roman dating the woman who fellated-and-then-some his brother-in-law to be, and the Swedish Viking Lukas’s interest in Shiv as more than a potential business partner.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Of the 123 participants, 20 women—19 Somali and one Swedish—were diagnosed with osteomalacia using a non-invasive, non-radiation diagnostic protocol.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Swedish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swedish. Accessed 12 Nov. 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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