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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Galicians
plural
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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
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Henry Roth was born in a Galician shtetl in what is now Ukraine, and immigrated to the U.S. as an infant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Setien, in turn, had seen Sarabia's Villarreal youth team play, liked what he saw and promised him a job whenever he left the Galician club.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
For example, “saudade,” in Portuguese and Galician is similar to nostalgia, but doesn’t have the same connotations with memory, such that it can be felt with things that have not been experienced before.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
The questions are in Spanish, but Herminia replies in Galician, the local language.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
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
The Galicians capitalised on Barcelona's high defensive line, sending Sergio Carreira scampering in behind and he held his nerve to beat Wojciech Szczesny.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
The Galicians, inspired by Brazilians Bebeto and Mauro Silva, missed out on the title on the final day of the 1993-94 season to Johan Cruyff's Barcelona.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Real Madrid pulled three points clear of second-placed Celta Vigo after holding off the valiant 10-man Galicians to secure a nervy victory in Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash in La Liga.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2015
The Galicians simply could not handle Madrid's pace and power and the constant movement up front, with Higuaín and Di María especially impressive.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2010
Some Galicians had blond hair and blue eyes like the girl.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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