Småland

Småland

1. A historical province in southeastern Sweden.

• Almands, Malands, Samland, mandals

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmoːˌland/

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Småland n (genitive Smålands)

1. Småland (a historical province in southeastern Sweden)

   Synonym: Getapulien

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.

(The current administrative regions):

• Jönköping; Region Jönköping
• Kalmar; Region Kalmar
• Kronoberg; Region Kronoberg

(The historic small-countries):

• Aspeland
• Blekinge (debated)
• Finnveden
• Handbörd
• Kinda (partly)
• Möre
• Njudung
• Sevede
• Tjust
• Tveta
• Vedbo
• Vista
• Värend
• Öland (debated)

• småländsk
• småländska
• smålänning

• Småland in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Småland in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)