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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