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Swedish

[swee-dish]

Swed·ish

[swee-dish]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Sweden, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
2.
the people of Sweden collectively.
3.
a Germanic language, the language of Sweden and parts of Finland, closely related to Danish and Norwegian. Abbreviation: Sw

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Swedish is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
Swede + -ish1

an·ti-Swe·dish, adjective
non-Swed·ish, adjective, noun
pro-Swed·ish, adjective
pseu·do-Swed·ish, adjective
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Swedish (ˈswiːdɪʃ)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characteristic of Sweden, its people, or their language
 
n
2.  the official language of Sweden, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: one of the two official languages of Finland
3.  (functioning as plural) the Swedish the people of Sweden collectively

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