Småland

English

Proper noun

Småland

  1. A historical province in southeastern Sweden.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Compound 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmoːˌland/
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Proper noun

Småland n (genitive Smålands)

  1. Småland (a historical province in southeastern Sweden)

Usage notes

  • 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

Meronyms

(The current administrative regions):

(The historic small-countries):

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