Galician
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.
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of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
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the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.
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a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.
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a Jew from Polish Galicia, especially one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.
adjective
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of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe
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of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain
noun
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a native or inhabitant of either Galicia
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the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese
Example Sentences
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That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025
His debut album When Will We Land? includes exotic-sounding samples of Galician folk and Brazilian funk, as well as a recording of his friend Jack Loughrey aka SomeDeadBeat reciting a poem at 4am.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
She speaks in a soft voice and her answers are modest and unpretentious, though sometimes slightly ironic—a distinctive Galician trait.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
Bespectacled and with the look of a bank manager, Feijóo is heir to the late Manuel Fraga, a fellow Galician and one-time top politician in the former Franco dictatorship.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
I must admit I felt the old surge of love and oratory and I haven’t a drop of Galician blood.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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