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Swedish Diplomat
This is a list of lists of notable Swedes. __NOTOC__ By country or ethnicity *List of Sami people *List of Lebanese people in Sweden *List of Swedish Americans *List of North European Jews#Sweden, List of Swedish Jews By university *List of Lund University people *List of Stockholm School of Economics people *List of Uppsala University people By city *List of people from Gothenburg *List of people from Malmö *List of people from Stockholm By occupation *List of Swedish actors *:Lists of ambassadors of Sweden, Lists of ambassadors of Sweden *List of Swedish architects *List of Swedish artists *List of Swedish billionaires by net worth *List of Swedish clergy and theologians *List of Swedish consorts *List of Swedish entrepreneurs *List of Swedish film directors *List of Swedish folk musicians *List of Swedish journalists *List of Miss Sweden titleholders *:Lists of Swedish military personnel, Lists of Swedish military personnel *List of Swedes in music *:Lists of office-holder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedes
Swedes ( sv, svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language. They mostly inhabit Sweden and the other Nordic countries, in particular Finland where they are an officially recognized minority, with a substantial diaspora in other countries, especially the United States. Etymology The English term "Swede" has been attested in English since the late 16th century and is of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. In Swedish, the term is ''svensk'', which is from the name of '' svear'' (or Swedes), the people who inhabited Svealand in eastern central Sweden, and were listed as ''Suiones'' in Tacitus' history '' Germania'' from the first century AD. The term is believed to have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European reflexive pronominal root, , as the Latin ''suus''. The word must have meant "one's own (tribesmen)". The same root and original mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
