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