Småland
English
editProper noun
editSmåland
Anagrams
editSwedish
editEtymology
editCompound of små (“small”) + land (“country”). From the smaller countries located between the Geat (later Swedish) and Danish border, which would later merge into the province Småland.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editSmåland n (genitive Smålands)
Usage notes
edit- It is worth noting that Småland is a landskap (“province”), which is a historical and cultural region without any official administrative significance. For the administrative regions within, called län (“county”) or region (“county”), see meronyms.
Synonyms
editMeronyms
edit(The current administrative regions):
(The historic small-countries):
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