Swedish
['swi:dɪʃ] or ['swidɪʃ]
Definition
(noun.) a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language; 'the Swedish King'; 'Swedish punch'; 'Swedish umlauts' .
Edited by Emily--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants.
(n.) The language of Swedes.
Typist: Ruth
Examples
- But it was left to John Ericsson, that great Swedish inventor, going to England in 1826 with his brain full of ideas as to steam and solar engines, to first perfect the screw-propeller. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Swedish investigator Scheele had, however, discovere d this same constituent of the air before 1773. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- These things doubtless your books make mention of: I can only add a particular late instance, which I had from a Swedish gentleman of good credit. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The very dissimilar Norwegian and Swedish peoples were bound together under one king. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Spence