Svedala

Swedish

Etymology

Metonymic sense perhaps from initial sound similarity to "Sverige" or "Sweden."

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Svedala n (genitive Svedalas)

  1. a town and municipality in Scania
  2. (colloquial, metonymically) Sweden
    Synonym: Sverige
    vara tillbaks i Svedala
    be back in Sweden
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