- Sweden
- noun /ˈswi.dən/One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige). Capital: Stockholm.
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Sweden — • The largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian peninsula Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sweden Sweden … Catholic encyclopedia
SWEDEN — SWEDEN, kingdom in N. Europe, part of the Scandinavian peninsula. It is unlikely that there were Jews in Sweden in pagan times or in the Catholic Middle Ages, nor was their presence favored in Lutheran Sweden. Several regulations issued in 1685,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Sweden — (englische Bezeichnung für Schweden) ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den USA: Sweden (Maine) Sweden (New York) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sweden — c.1600, originally in Scottish (Swethin, Swadne, etc.), from M.Du. Sweden, probably a dative plural of Swede (earlier in English Sweden was used of the people and Swedeland of the country). In Old English, the country was Sweoland or Sweorice (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Sweden — [swēd′ n] country in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula: 173,732 sq mi (449,964 sq km); pop. 8,587,000; cap. Stockholm: Swed. name SVERIGE … English World dictionary
Sweden — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Sweden (disambiguation). Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige … Wikipedia
Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… … Universalium
Sweden — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Sweden <p></p> Background: <p></p> A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was… … The World Factbook
Sweden — Although Sweden was officially neutral during World War II, its neutrality was tempered by the German occupation of Norway and Denmark. Surrounded by the Germans and subjected to the British blockade, Sweden was forced to rely on Germany for… … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Sweden — A declining Great Power and industrial power of Scandinavia. King Gustavus IV Adolphus (1779–1837) pushed his luck in the Napoleonic Wars, lost Finland to Russia in 1808, and was forced to resign. A leading power in the military revolution of… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
