Swekoman

noun

Swe·​ko·​man

¦svākō¦män

plural -s

: a Finn supporting the use of Swedish especially as the official language against the Fennomans

Word History

Etymology

Swedish svekoman, from sveko- Swedish, Sweden (from New Latin or Medieval Latin Sueco-, from Suecia Sweden, from Old Swedish Svēar Swedes) + -man maniac

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