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Swedophile
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English
Etymology
From en Swedo- -phile.
Noun
A person who admires en Sweden and things associated with it.
en Community and the Economy: The Theory of Public Co-operation Jonathan Boswell Routledge 2013 9781136159015 Sweden is often in his mind though he is no robotic Swedophile, as one sometimes finds; his theory is more general and its applications would be more diverse.
en Mannerheim: The Finnish Years John Ernest Oliver Screen Hurst 2000 9781850655732 On the other hand it was unfashionable to be Swedish-speaking, Swedophile and believing in cooperation with Russia.'44 These contrasting attitudes were not necessarily mutually exclusive; for example, some of the leading Jägers were Swedish-speaking although in other ways they fell into the 'fashionable' category.
en Landscape and Garden: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to Garden Design and Landscape Architecture Arthurs Press, Ltd 1935 2 102 But even a Swedophile must exercise restraint. My memories of Swedish gardens are but one part and that indeed a small one, of my whole impression of Swedish life.
Synonyms
en Suecophile
en Sweeaboo
Related terms
en Svecoman
en Swedophobe
Translations
person
Finnish: fi svekofiili
Swedish: sv Sverigevän c
en People Sweden