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Sweden
- /ˈswiː.dən/ UK
- /ˈswi.dən/ US
Rhymes with -iːdən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots Swethin, Swadne (also Swaden), from Middle Dutch Sweden, dative of Swede. Originally used to refer to the people before the late 1600s, later displaced native Old English Swēoland (literally “Swede land”), Swēoþēod (literally “Swede nation”), and Swēorīċe (literally “Swede kingdom”) to refer to the country.
proper noun
- A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm. People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland.
- A place in the United States, including
- A town in Monroe County, New York.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sverige, liechtenstein, finland, norway, switzerland, netherlands, austria, slovenia, swiss, slovakia, spain, greece, swedish, sudan, germany, swaziland
Translations
Every language
name Scandinavian country
| Español | Suecia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스웨덴 Seuweden, 서전 Seojeon |
| 日本語 | スウェーデン Suwēden, 瑞典 Suwēden |
| 中文 | 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn |
| हिन्दी | स्वीडन svīḍan |
| Kiswahili | Uswidi |
| Português | Suécia |
| Français | Suède |
| Deutsch | Schweden |
| Italiano | Svezia |
| Ελληνικά | Σουηδία Souidía |
| Română | Suedia |
| Русский | Шве́ция Švécija |
| Tiếng Việt | Thụy Điển |
| العربية | السُّوَيْد as-suwayd |
| עברית | שְׁוֶדְיָה shvédya |
Talk about this word "Sweden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sweden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sweden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sweden "Sweden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sweden.Cite this
@misc{sweden_2026,
title = {Sweden},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweden},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
