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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

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

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

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 • Nov. 24, 2023

She hails from the small northwestern Galician town of Fene.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

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