Götaland

Gö·ta·land
UK/ˈjɒ.tə.lənd/US/ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/

proper noun

A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands

OriginSwedish Götaland →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Geatland · alternative Gothia · alternative Gothland · alternative Gothenland · alternative Gautland

  1. A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands
  2. historicalthe land of the tribe of the Geats

Origin

  1. SwedishGötaland
  2. EnglishGötaland

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Götaland. Compare native English Geatland, Old English Wedermearc.

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Cite this entry
APA

Götaland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/G%C3%B6taland

MLA

“Götaland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/G%C3%B6taland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Götaland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/G%C3%B6taland.

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