Östergötland

English

Proper noun

Östergötland

  1. A province in eastern Sweden

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • Östergöthland (obsolete)

Etymology

From öster (“eastern”) +‎ Götland (“Geatland, Land of the Geats”), from Old Norse Gautland, from gautar + land, equivalent to götar (“Geats”) +‎ land (“land”). Compare Västergötland, Götaland.

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Proper noun

Östergötland n (genitive Östergötlands)

  1. Östergötland, East Geatland, a traditional province (landskap) in Sweden
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