"Swedocentric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Swedo- + -centric. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Swedo-|-centric}} Swedo- + -centric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Swedocentric (not comparable)
  1. interpreted in terms of or centered on Sweden Tags: not-comparable Categories (place): Sweden
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