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| Baltic Sea |
a sea between Sweden on the west and Poland and the Baltic States on the east. |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of twenty-seven democratic countries formed from the European Economic Community in 1993. The union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| Finland |
a Scandinavian country between Russia and Sweden. |
| gymnasium |
in countries such as Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, a secondary school for students who wish to prepare for university. [1/3 definitions] |
| krona1 |
the chief monetary unit of Sweden, equaling one hundred öre. |
| öre |
the smaller monetary unit of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. (Cf. krona, kroner, krone.) |
| Scandinavia |
the northernmost region of Europe, comprising Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. |
| sloyd |
a manual training program developed in Sweden that uses hand tools for woodcarving and joining. |
| Stockholm |
the capital of Sweden. |
| Swede |
a native or citizen of Sweden, or a descendant thereof. |
| Swedish |
of or pertaining to Sweden or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Thirty Years' War |
a series of European wars occurring from 1618 to 1648, originally between German Catholics and German Protestants but later involving Sweden, France, and Spain, from which France emerged as the most powerful nation in Europe. |
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