Galwegian

American  

[gal-wee-juhn] / gælˈwi dʒən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Galloway.

Galwegian British  

/ ɡælˈwiːdʒən /

noun

1. another word for Gallovidian

2. a native or inhabitant of the town or county of Galway in W Republic of Ireland

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adjective

1. another word for Gallovidian

Etymology

Origin of Galwegian

1765–75; irregular < Medieval Latin Galwedi ( a ) Galloway + -an

Example Sentences

It took me over a long stretch of the best hunting country of Galway, and my jarvey was a Galwegian of the type dear to the heart of Lever.

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry

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.

At the head, the founder of the race, dressed like some mighty baron, or rather some Galwegian prince, sat with his lady.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

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