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A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
(historical) A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

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/swiːd/

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In summary

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (“Sweden”, literally “Swede nation”), itself from Swēo (“Swede”), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede. Doublet of suede.