DDR-Sverige

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From comparison with East Germany (abbreviated as DDR in German and Swedish), a communist state with limited personal freedoms.

Proper noun[edit]

DDR-Sverige n (genitive DDR-Sveriges)

  1. (derogatory, somewhat dated) Sweden, viewed as a country where the state has excessive control over the economy, limits personal freedoms, or otherwise resembles or supports the political systems of the former Eastern Bloc.
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