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Svecoman

Svecoman noun: a member of a Swedish nationalist movement that arose in the Grand Duchy of Finland at the end of the 19th century, chiefly as a reaction to the demands for increased use of Finnish vigorously presented by the Fennoman movement.

Noun

Svecoman (plural Svecomans)

  1. (historical) A member of a Swedish nationalist movement that arose in the Grand Duchy of Finland at the end of the 19th century, chiefly as a reaction to the demands for increased use of Finnish vigorously presented by the Fennoman movement.
    • The main idea of the Svecomans was that the Swedish-speakers of Finland were a separate nation from the Finnish-speakers and needed to preserve their Swedish language and culture.1990, Finland: A Country Study, second edition, Washington, D.C.: The Division, →OCLC, page 19

Forms of Svecoman

pluralSvecomans
alternative formSwecoman
alternative formSwekoman
alternative formSvekoman

Questions about Svecoman

What does Svecoman mean?
Svecoman means a member of a Swedish nationalist movement that arose in the Grand Duchy of Finland at the end of the 19th century, chiefly as a reaction to the demands for increased use of Finnish vigorously presented by the Fennoman movement.
What part of speech is Svecoman?
Svecoman is a noun.
What is the plural of Svecoman?
The plural of Svecoman is Svecomans.

Words near Svecoman in the dictionary

  1. svcs
  2. SVD
  3. Svealand
  4. Svec
  5. Svecofennian
  6. Svecoman
  7. Svecomans
  8. Svecs
  9. svedberg
  10. Svedberg unit
  11. Svedberg units

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