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Götaland

Syllables: Gö·ta·land/ˈjɒ.tə.lənd/US/ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/

Götaland proper noun: a land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands.

götaland: a land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands
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Proper noun

Götaland

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

Forms of Götaland

alternative formGeatland
alternative formGothia
alternative formGothland
alternative formGothenland
alternative formGautland

Origin of Götaland

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

Words formed from Götaland

Questions about Götaland

What does Götaland mean?
Götaland means a land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands.
What part of speech is Götaland?
Götaland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Götaland?
Götaland is pronounced /ˈjɒ.tə.lənd/ (UK).

Words near Götaland in the dictionary

  1. gömböc
  2. Gömöri stain
  3. Gömöri stains
  4. Görlitz
  5. Göschenen
  6. Götaland
  7. Götterdämmerung
  8. Götterdämmerungs
  9. Göttingen
  10. götzenite
  11. Göygöl

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