storstaten
English translation: Swedish Empire; Great Power
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|  Selected response from: Sven Petersson Sweden Local time: 02:47 | ||||||
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| 4 | Greater Sweden |
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13 mins confidence: 
Empire / Great Power Explanation: svenska storstaten = the Swedish Empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Empire Erikarnas Stor-Sverige = the Great Swedish Power of the XXX The XXX would depend on which "Erics" you mean, historically. Cf. e.g.: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Eric (I suspect you mean Erik XIV and his descendants - would that make sense, anyone?) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2013-12-26 18:16:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, on a second thought, there is an ambiguity... "Storstaten" could refer to: - a state that is big in terms of territorial conquests, an Empire; - a state that has risen to great heights in another sense. I suspect your author is more referring to the latter. In that case: svenska storstaten = the Great Swedish Power or the Great Power of Sweden -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2013-12-26 20:09:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or, if I'm right about my interpretation, why not just: svenska storstaten = the great Swedish state Erikarnas Stor-Sverige = the great Swedish power of the XXX |
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6 hrs confidence:
Greater Sweden Explanation: In parallel wit 'Greater Israel' which we translate with 'Stor-Israel: The 'Eriks Greater Sweden' |
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13 mins confidence:
Swedish Empire Explanation: :o) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2013-12-27 03:38:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See "Swedish conglomerate empire" in http://www.issp-ksoc.ie/sites/default/files/UTF-8 dublin-epp... Reference: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/LocationS... |
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