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The name for Sweden is generally agreed to derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *s(w)e, meaning "one's own", referring to one's own tribe from the tribal period. [15] [16] [17] The native Swedish name, Sverige (a compound of the words Svea and rike, first recorded in the cognate Swēorice in Beowulf), [18] translates as "realm of the Swedes", which excluded the Geats in Götaland.
The Old English name for Sweden was Swēoland or Swēorīċe, land or kingdom of the Swēon, whereas the Germanic tribe of the Swedes was called Svíþjóð in Old Norse. [2] The latter is a compositum consisting of Sví which means Swedish and þjóð which means people. [ 3 ]
Rajadhani may refer to: Rajdhani, 1956 Indian film; Rajadhani, a Malayalam-language film directed by Joshy Mathew, starring Babu Antony and Charmila; Rajadhani, a Kannada-language film directed by Sowmya Sathyan.N.R, starring Yash and Sheena Shahabadi; Rajdhani Express, premium passenger train service in India
Rajdhani may refer to: Rajdhani, 1956 Indian film; Rajadhani, Indian Malayalam-language film; Rajadhani, Indian Kannada-language film; Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan; Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a village in India; Rajdhani Park metro station, Delhi Mtero, India; Rajdhani Express, premium passenger train service in India
The Rajdhani Express (lit. ' Capital Express ') is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states. Rajdhani, derived from the Sanskrit means "capital". Introduced in 1969, the trains are amongst the premium services ...
The 12433 / 12434 MGR Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express is an important train connecting Chennai & New Delhi. According to 1997-98 railway budget, pantry car service was introduced on 2633/2634 (number of that time) Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani Express in 1996-97 and maybe it was introduced then (1996–97). [ 1 ]
An enlargeable basic map of Sweden. Pronunciation (in English): / ˈ s w iː d ən / ⓘ Common English country name: Sweden; Official English country name: Kingdom of Sweden; Common endonym(s): Sverige; Official endonym(s): Konungariket Sverige; Adjectival(s): Swedish; Demonym(s): Swedish, Swedes; Etymology: Name of Sweden; International ...
[clarification needed] English and other languages occasionally use Latin names for the Swedish provinces. The name Scania for Skåne predominates in English. Some English exonyms, such as the Dales for Dalarna, East Gothland for Östergötland, Swedish Lapland for Lappland and West Bothnia for Västerbotten are common in English literature. [3 ...