Västergötland

English

Proper noun

Västergötland

  1. A province in western Sweden

Swedish

Etymology

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

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Proper noun

Västergötland n (genitive Västergötlands)

  1. Västergötland, West Geatland, a traditional province (landskap) in Sweden
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