Riksdag

See also: riksdag

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish riksdag.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪksdɑːɡ/, /ˈɹɪksdaɡ/, /ˈɹiːksdɑːɡ/, /ˈɹiːksdaɡ/

Proper noun

Riksdag

The Swedish parliament.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 288:
  The bloodless royalist coup d'état performed against his Riksdag by enlightened ruler Gustavus III of Sweden in August 1772 gave credence to the idea of a European wave of reaction against the excesses of representative government.

Translations

Swedish parliament

Finnish: Ruotsin valtiopäivät
Swedish: Sveriges riksdag (sv), riksdagen (sv)

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