Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: swede
IPA transcription: [sw'id]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Swede
    Meaning: a native or inhabitant of Sweden
Usage examples
  • He called both Lyman Cass the miller and the Finn homesteader from Lost Lake by their first names. He was known as "The Red Swede," and considered slightly insane.
  • The particular one of these three especially intended for this peculiar emergency was a ship of entirely novel design, made by the celebrated inventor John Ericsson, a Swede by birth, but American by adoption--a man who combined great original genius with long scientific study and experience.