Småland

== English == === Proper noun === Småland A historical province in southeastern Sweden. === Anagrams === Almands, Malands, Samland, mandals == Swedish == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmoːˌland/ === Proper noun === Småland n (genitive Smålands) Småland (a historical province in southeastern Sweden) Synonym: Getapulien ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== 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) ==== Related terms ==== småländsk småländska smålänning === References === “Småland”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Småland in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)