Galician

American  

[guh-lish-ee-uhn, -lish-uhn] / gəˈlɪʃ i ən, -ˈlɪʃ ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.

2. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.

2. the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.

3. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.

4. a Jew from Polish Galicia, especially one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.

Galician British  

/ ɡəˈlɪʃɪən, -ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe

2. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of either Galicia

2. the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese

Example Sentences

That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.

From Salon

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

The questions are in Spanish, but Herminia replies in Galician, the local language.

From Science Magazine

This summer, the Galician club decided to raise the stakes and set their sights on Benitez, who last worked in Spain with a brief spell in charge of Real Madrid in 2015.

From BBC

Feijoo, a bilingual Galician speaker, has so far failed to cobble together enough votes to secure a majority.

From Reuters