Galloway
pronunciation
How to pronounce Galloway in British English:
UK [ˈɡæləwei]
How to pronounce Galloway in American English:
US [ˈɡæləˌwe]
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- Noun:
- a district in southwestern Scotland
- breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland
Word Origin
- Galloway
- district in southwestern Scotland (Medieval Latin Gallovidia), equivalent to Welsh Gallwyddel, Irish Gallgaidhil, literally "foreign Gaels," containing the Gal- element also common in Irish place-names (Irish Gaelic gall) and meaning there "a stranger, a foreigner," especially an Englishman. Related: Gallovidian, which is from the Latin form of the name. The adjective Galwegian is on analogy of Norwegian.
Example
- 1. As she works , marie galloway shows no fear .
- 2. All right , what about this commander galloway ?
- 3. In galloway , the policy would stipulate that homework cover only topics already addressed in class .
- 4. George galloway slams hosni mubarak the tyrant .
- 5. Later machines such as the galloway engine , adopted the same unpromising approach .