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SWAT team

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SWAT team

Summary

SWAT team has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • SWAT team is in the country of United States[2].
  • SWAT team is a type of police tactical unit[3].
  • SWAT team's Commons category is recorded as Special Weapons and Tactics in the United States[4].
  • January 1, 1968 marks the founding of SWAT team[5].
  • SWAT team's different from is recorded as Swat[6].

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Definition and Type

SWAT team is a type of police tactical unit[3].

Origins

January 1, 1968 marks the founding of SWAT team[5].

Influence

Things named for SWAT team include swatting[7].

Why It Matters

SWAT team has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Entities named for it include swatting[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Subclass of → police tactical unit
    Country → —
    Different from → Swat
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/SWAT, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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