1
: the North Germanic language spoken in Sweden and a part of Finland
2
plural in construction
: the people of Sweden
Swedish
adjective
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences named MIT Professors Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, as well as University of Chicago Professor James A. Robinson, the winners of this year's prize for their research on how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.
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Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The Swedish Academy has awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Han Kang, the renowned novelist and poet.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Two American scientists and the British co-founder of Google’s artificial-intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on the structure of proteins, the Swedish Academy said Wednesday.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Demis Hassabis and John Jumper are recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
The Swedish Academy has awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Han Kang, the renowned novelist and poet.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Two American scientists and the British co-founder of Google’s artificial-intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on the structure of proteins, the Swedish Academy said Wednesday.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Demis Hassabis and John Jumper are recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Swedish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swedish. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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Swedish
noun
Swed·ish
ˈswēd-ish 
1
: the Germanic language spoken in Sweden
2
Swedish plural
: the people of Sweden
Swedish
adjective
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