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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Co-financiers included the Swedish Film Institute, Eurimages, the Norwegian Film Institute, the Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Czech Film Fund production incentives, Creative Europe Media, Lindholmen Science Park and Yle.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Zyn is manufactured by Swedish Match, which Philip Morris International acquired in a $16 billion deal in 2022.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The free summit runs from 9am-6pm at the Swedish American Hall.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The agency’s ruling drew from a study facilitated by Swedish Match that suggests the pouches got people to switch from other tobacco products such as cigarettes—which can contain dozens of compounds linked to cancer or other diseases.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
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Annika Pham, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Zyn is manufactured by Swedish Match, which Philip Morris International acquired in a $16 billion deal in 2022.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The free summit runs from 9am-6pm at the Swedish American Hall.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The agency’s ruling drew from a study facilitated by Swedish Match that suggests the pouches got people to switch from other tobacco products such as cigarettes—which can contain dozens of compounds linked to cancer or other diseases.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Swedish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swedish. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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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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