New Sweden

proper noun

A Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in America that existed from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great military power.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in America that existed from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great military power.
  2. An unincorporated community in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.
  3. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  4. An unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas.
Cite this entry
APA

New Sweden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Sweden

MLA

“New Sweden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Sweden. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Sweden,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Sweden.

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