Galloway
Americannoun
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a historic region in SW Scotland.
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one of a Scottish breed of beef cattle having a coat of curly, black hair.
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one of a Scottish breed of small, strong horses.
noun
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an area of SW Scotland, on the Solway Firth: consists of the former counties of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown, now part of Dumfries and Galloway; in the west is a large peninsula, the Rhinns of Galloway, with the Mull of Galloway, a promontory, at the south end of it (the southernmost point of Scotland)
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a breed of hardy beef cattle, usually black, originally bred in Galloway
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Wheelchair user Janice Johnstone recently highlighted the difficulties faced in finding an accessible taxi with only three available in Dumfries and Galloway.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And Dumfries and Galloway Council had to step in last year after bus operator Stagecoach effectively quit the region.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Ellison is primarily in the business of delivering blockbusters,” Galloway said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
And if Cruise wins his much-coveted Oscar for his role as Digger, that is also a plus, Galloway said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the view of Ramenofsky and Patricia Galloway, an anthropologist at the University of Texas, the source of contagion was very likely not De Soto’s army but its ambulatory meat locker: his three hundred pigs.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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