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Galba

American  
[gal-buh] / ˈgæl bə /

noun

  1. Servius Sulpicius 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.


Galba British  
/ ˈɡælbə /

noun

  1. Servius Sulpicius (ˈsɜːvɪəs sʌlˈpɪʃəs). ?3 bc –69 ad , Roman emperor (68–69) after the assassination of Nero

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They used DNA to correctly identify both snails, Galba cubensis and Galba humilis, and the flatworm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Galba Fuqua died in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2019

In other classes, they act out Spain's history, impersonating the Roman Consul Galba, El Cid or Columbus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The word brain reminded Galba of the dissecting part of the business—per associationem idearum—and he at once began to discuss the point.

From St. Peter's Umbrella by Mikszáth, Kálmán

Galba, the first speaker of his day, was ignorant of law, inexperienced in civil rights, and uncertain as to the institutions of his ancestors.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

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