Swe·den (sw d n) A country of northern Europe on the eastern Scandinavian Peninsula. The region was settled by Germanic tribes probably in Neolithic times, and by the 10th century a.d. the Swedes had extended their influence as far as the Black Sea. During the 14th century Sweden and Norway, and for a while Denmark, formed a union, but in the 16th century the Swedes revolted and established a separate state. By the 17th century Sweden was a major European power, controlling most of the Baltic coast. It lost much of its territory in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) but acquired Norway (1814) in the Napoleonic Wars, ruling it until 1905. Stockholm is the capital and the largest city. Population: 9,030,000. |   |
Sweden [ˈswiːdən]
n
(Placename) a kingdom in NW Europe, occupying the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic: first united during the Viking period (8th-11th centuries); a member of the European Union. About 50 per cent of the total area is forest and 9 per cent lakes. Exports include timber, pulp, paper, iron ore, and steel. Official language: Swedish. Official religion: Church of Sweden (Lutheran). Currency: krona. Capital: Stockholm. Pop.: 8 888 000 (2001 est.). Area: 449 793 sq. km (173 665 sq. miles) Swedish name Sverige
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| Noun | 1. |  Sweden - a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian PeninsulaGota Canal - a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden Common Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union" Scandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian capital of Sweden, Stockholm - the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm" Malmo - a port in southern Sweden Lund - a city in southern Sweden Lake Vanern, Vanern - a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden Swede - a native or inhabitant of Sweden |
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