ˈya(a)ət, ˈyāət noun
( plural geats -əts ; also gea·tas -əˌtäs)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Old English Gēat
: a Scandinavian people of southern Sweden subjugated by the Swedes in the 6th century and believed to be ancestors of the Gotlanders
• geat·ish adjective , usually capitalized