Swedish

/ˈswidɪʃ/
/ˈswidɪʃ/
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Other forms: Swedishly

Definitions of Swedish
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
    “the Swedish King”
    “Swedish punch”
    “Swedish umlauts”
  2. noun
    a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland
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    type of:
    Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language, Scandinavian, Scandinavian language
    the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Pronunciation
US
/ˈswidɪʃ/
UK
/ˈswidɪʃ/
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