Swede
[swiːd] or [swid]
Definition
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
(n.) A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip.
Edited by Hugh
Definition
n. a native of Sweden; a Swedish turnip.—adj. Swēd′ish pertaining to Sweden to Swedish turnips gloves of undressed kid &c.
Typist: Wesley
Examples
- But, you will tell me, our race have equal rights to mingle in the American republic as the Irishman, the German, the Swede. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In the early eighties one of Mr. Baldwin’s 1875 models found its way to Europe into the hands of one Ohdner, a Swede. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Neither the Danish kingdom (which at that time included Norway and Iceland) nor the Swedes secured very much in the scramble. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such small settlements as the Swedes made in America presently fell to the Dutch. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The East India trade of the Swedes and Danes began in the course of the present century. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- By the Russian route went also the kindred Swedes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Omar