"Law of Jante" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈjæntə/
Etymology: Introduced by the Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in the 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor), in which Jante is a small Danish town where nobody is anonymous. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Law of Jante}} Law of Jante
  1. A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition and vanity. Wikipedia link: Aksel Sandemose, Law of Jante Translations (Law of Jante): janteloven (Danish), Janten laki (Finnish), jantelov [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jantelov [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), jantelagen [common-gender] (Swedish), jante [common-gender] (Swedish)
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