Galwegian
Americanadjective
noun
noun
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another word for Gallovidian
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a native or inhabitant of the town or county of Galway in W Republic of Ireland
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Galwegian
1765–75; irregular < Medieval Latin Galwedi ( a ) Galloway + -an
Example Sentences
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On our return to the hotel I met the Galwegian strolling about.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry
I should not wonder if the Galwegian was too strong after all.'
From The Young Step-Mother by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The most suggestive point in the "Flyting" is that a native of the Lothians could still regard a Galwegian as a "beggar Irish bard".
From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Rait, Robert S.
This tallies with what I heard at Gweedore from my Galwegian acquaintance.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry
Colonel Dopping, according to my Galwegian, is not an Englishman, but a Longford Irishman of good family, who got his training in India as an official of the Woods and Forests in Bengal.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry
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