Swede

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Swede/swiːd/

▶noun a native or national of Sweden, or a person of Swedish descent.

– origin from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. Swēde, prob. from ON Svíthjóth, from Svíar ‘Swedes’ + thjóth ‘people’.

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swede/swiːd/

▶noun Brit.

• 1 a large, round yellow-fleshed root vegetable originally introduced into Scotland from Sweden.

• 2 the variety of rape which produces swedes.