Götaland
English
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Alternative forms
edit- (archaic) Geatland, Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland, Gautland
Etymology
editFrom Swedish Götaland. Compare native English Geatland, Old English Wedermearc.
Proper noun
editGötaland
- A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands
- (historical) the land of the tribe of the Geats
Derived terms
editSwedish
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editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish Götaland. From the archaic genitive plural göta, formed of götar (“Geats”) + land (“land”). First attested in 1540.[1]
Proper noun
editGötaland n (genitive Götalands)
See also
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