No. 1,374 in Swedish

sm

"SM" in Swedish stands for "Svenska Mästerskap," meaning "Swedish Championships."

In a sentence

Jag tänkte studera medicin vid universitetet i Småland.
I plan to study medicine at the university in Småland.
Here, 'Småland' is a proper noun referring to a geographical region.
Hans idé verkade smått galen först, men den fungerade perfekt.
His idea seemed slightly insane at first, but it worked perfectly.
In this context, 'smått' is an adverb derived from 'små', meaning 'slightly' or 'a little'.
Stina är en ledare för sin klubb inom SM i simning.
Stina is a leader for her team in the Swedish Championships in swimming.
In this usage, 'SM' is an abbreviation meaning 'Svenska Mästerskapen,' or 'Swedish Championships.'

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