Galicia
Americannoun
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a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. About 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km).
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a maritime region in NW Spain: a former kingdom, and later a province. 11,256 sq. mi. (29,153 sq. km).
noun
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a region of E central Europe on the N side of the Carpathians, now in SE Poland and Ukraine
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an autonomous region and former kingdom of NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic. Pop: 1 969 000 (2003 est)
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FJ Unger, a 65-year-old entrepreneur, moved to Galicia in northwestern Spain in 2022, drawn in part by the relatively cool summers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Last winter, she and her husband moved to Tomiño, a small town in Galicia, in northern Spain, close to the Portuguese border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"You've got all the roads and public transport nearby, so it's easier to come here than to Barcelona, Andalusia or Galicia, for example. Here you've got trains, planes, everything."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
On March 8, the house went up in flames after fire spread from an abandoned home on an adjacent lot, said Galicia, a contractor and pastor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Russians had abandoned Warsaw and been driven out of Poland and Galicia, giving up everything they had gained since the start of the war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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