Galician

/ɡəˈlɪs.i.ən/

ꞬƏLꞮS · i · ən (3 syllables)

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Definition

Of, from or relating to Galicia, Spain.

Etymology

From Galicia (“region in northwest Spain”) + -an.

Example Sentences

  • "The subsequent oil slicks that reached the coast resulted in severe ecological and economic consequences for the Galician coast and the Bay of Biscay."
  • ""I have been asked over by Dr. Maupuis of the Institut Métapsychique to see some of the experiments which he is conducting upon a Galician medium.""
  • "The "entierro de la sardina," the burial of the sardine, is a Galician custom popular in many villages on Ash Wednesday."
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