Galicia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Galicia in British English:
UK [ɡəˈliʃiə]
How to pronounce Galicia in American English:
US [ɡəˈlɪʃə, -iə]
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- Noun:
- a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
Word Origin
- Galicia
- region in Central Europe, perhaps ultimately from Lithuanian galas "end, peak," in reference to the Carpathian Mountains which rise there, or from the root of Gaul. The region in northwestern Spain of the same name is from the ancient Roman province of Gallaecia, which is perhaps from the Celtic root cala "watercourse," or else it, too, might be from the root of Gaul. Related: Galician (1749 of Spain, 1835 of Eastern Europe).
Example
- 1. The priest who died in galicia ?
- 2. Omar galicia , a dallas attorney , says he is driving less during weekends because of high gas prices .
- 3. Heavy rains during the last week caused flooding throughout the northern spanish regions of galicia and asturias , leaving at least two people dead .
- 4. Galicia in north-west spain , which is similarly rainy , has been filled with pine and eucalyptus trees .
- 5. After billions of years the sun finally has an owner - a woman from spain 's soggy region of galicia said friday she had registered the star at a local notary public as being her property .