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Webster 1913 Edition


Swede

Swede

,
Noun.
[Cf. G.
Schwede
.]
1.
A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
2.
(Bot.)
A Swedish turnip. See under
Turnip
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Swede

SWEDE

,
Noun.
A native of Sweden.
1.
A Swedish turnep.

Definition 2024


Swede

Swede

See also: swede

English

Noun

Swede (plural Swedes)

  1. A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

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References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Zweden.

Proper noun

Swede

  1. Sweden

Synonyms

  • Koninkryk van Swede

swede

swede

Swede.
See also: Swede

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swiːd/
  • Homophone: Swede

Noun

swede (plural swedes)

  1. (chiefly Britain) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  2. The plant from which this is obtained.
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.
Synonyms
  • (plant): rutabaga (US, Canada)
  • (vegetable): rutabaga (US, Canada), neep (Scotland), yellow turnip (US), winter turnip
Translations

Etymology 2

Coined by Michel Gondry in the film Be Kind Rewind, from the claim that films produced in this way were imported from Sweden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swiːd/
  • Homophone: Swede

Verb

swede (third-person singular simple present swedes, present participle sweding, simple past and past participle sweded)

  1. To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.

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