Galloway
Americannoun
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a historic region in SW Scotland.
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one of a Scottish breed of beef cattle having a coat of curly, black hair.
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one of a Scottish breed of small, strong horses.
noun
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an area of SW Scotland, on the Solway Firth: consists of the former counties of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown, now part of Dumfries and Galloway; in the west is a large peninsula, the Rhinns of Galloway, with the Mull of Galloway, a promontory, at the south end of it (the southernmost point of Scotland)
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a breed of hardy beef cattle, usually black, originally bred in Galloway
Example Sentences
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A series of sculptures by Henry Moore and others stood around Glenkiln in Dumfries and Galloway as a bold example of artwork in the countryside.
From BBC
The animals include escapees from farms and pigs illegally released into the wild, with the largest numbers found in the Highlands and Dumfries and Galloway.
From BBC
The old site near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, was ruled out due to a range of issues and plans were submitted for the £1.5m observatory in Dumfries and Galloway with two observing domes.
From BBC
She said that available rental properties in Dumfries and Galloway were extremely scarce.
From BBC
Scott Galloway, clinical professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business, recently said in a podcast entitled “Big Tech’s AI Vibe Shift” that “OpenAI could get pulled” — meaning an IPO wouldn’t happen.
From MarketWatch
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