Västerbotten

proper noun

A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

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West BothniaWestrobothnia
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

    Synonyms: West Bothnia, Westrobothnia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA historical province and county in northern Sweden.

Similar
West BothniaWestrobothnia
Also see
west bothniawestrobothnia

Origin

  1. SwedishVästerbotten
  2. EnglishVästerbotten

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten, from väster (“western”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

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Translations

Finnish Länsipohja
  • Länsipohjaprovince and county of Sweden
French Västerbotten
  • Västerbottenprovince and county of Sweden
Icelandic Vesturbotn
  • Vesturbotnprovince and county of Sweden
Japanese ヴェステルボッテン
  • ヴェステルボッテン (vesuterubotten)province and county of Sweden
Korean 베스테르보텐
  • 베스테르보텐 (beseutereuboten)province and county of Sweden
Latin Botnia occidentalis
  • Botnia occidentalisprovince and county of Sweden
Polish Västerbotten
  • Västerbottenprovince and county of Sweden
Portuguese Bótnia Ocidental
  • Bótnia Ocidentalprovince and county of Sweden
Russian Вестерботтен
  • Вестерботтен (Vesterbotten)province and county of Sweden
Spanish Vestrobotnia
  • Vestrobotniaprovince and county of Sweden
Swedish Västerbotten
  • Västerbottenprovince and county of Sweden
Ukrainian Вестерботтен
  • Вестерботтен (Vesterbotten)province and county of Sweden
Cite this entry
APA

Västerbotten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%C3%A4sterbotten

MLA

“Västerbotten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%C3%A4sterbotten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Västerbotten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%C3%A4sterbotten.

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