A person from Sweden, or a large round root vegetable with yellowish flesh that's common in Northern European cooking.
The vegetable comes from 'Swedish turnip,' named after Sweden where it was widely cultivated. The person sense simply refers to someone from that country.
Swedes (the vegetable) are actually a relatively recent creation—they were only developed in the 17th century through cross-breeding, making them younger than the United States!
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