of or relating to France
of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls
1785–95; < French gallique; see gall 3, -ic
1665–75; < Latin Gallicus, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -icus -ic
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Some in France like to talk about that game launching a Gallic curse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Some employees dressed up as Gallic warriors fighting Roman invaders outside Commerzbank's shareholder meeting last May.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Like any modern city, Paris’ early inhabitants raised their own food; the Romans, who called the place Lutetia, coaxed grapes and figs from the Gallic soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Moving from a diet of meadow bugs and worms to a mash of corn flour and milk in its final sedentary weeks, this revered Gallic bird acquires a unique muscular succulence.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024
This was in the early 1930s, when the French were still trying to make Pondicherry as Gallic as the British were trying to make the rest of India Britannic.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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