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Gotland

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Got·land  (gtlnd, gôtlnd)
A region of southeast Sweden comprising several islands in the Baltic Sea, including Gotland Island. Inhabited since the Stone Age, Gotland is the traditional homeland of the Goths.

Gotland [ˈgɒtlənd (Swedish) ˈgɔtlant], Gothland [ˈgɒθlənd], Gottland [ˈgɒtlənd]
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(Placename) an island in the Baltic Sea, off the SE coast of Sweden: important trading centre since the Bronze Age; long disputed between Sweden and Denmark, finally becoming Swedish in 1645; tourism and agriculture now important. Capital: Visby. Pop.: (including associated islands) 57 313 (2001 est.). Area: 3140 sq. km (1212 sq. miles)


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