Svedala

Swedish

Etymology

Metonymic sense perhaps from initial sound similarity to "Sverige" or "Sweden."

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Svedala n (genitive Svedalas)

1. a town and municipality in Scania
2. (colloquial, metonymically) Sweden

   Synonym: Sverige

   vara tillbaks i Svedala

   be back in Sweden