Meanings
proper noun
- A city and municipality of Kronoberg county, Sweden.
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said.
2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN
Origin
- SwedishMarkaryd
- EnglishMarkaryd
Borrowed from Swedish Markaryd
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APA
Markaryd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markaryd
MLA
“Markaryd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markaryd. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Markaryd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markaryd.
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