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Ga·li·cian 1

(gə-lĭsh′ən)
n.
A native or inhabitant of Polish Galicia.
Ga·li′cian adj.

Ga·li·cian 2

(gə-lĭsh′ən)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Spanish Galicia.
2. The Romance language spoken in Spanish Galicia.
Ga·li′cian adj.
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Galician

(ɡəˈlɪʃɪən; -ʃən)
adj
1. (Placename) of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe
2. (Placename) of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain
n
3. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of either Galicia
4. (Languages) the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese
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Ga•li•ci•an

(gəˈlɪʃ ən, -ˈlɪʃ i ən)

n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain or E Europe.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to Galicia or its inhabitants.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. Galician - a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
Latinian language, Romance language, Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin
Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
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Translations
gallego
galizianogallego
ガリシア語
Galicisch
galiciskgalisisk
GalicjaninGalicjankagalicyjski
galiciangalicianălimba galiciană

Galician

[gəˈlɪʃɪən]
A. ADJ → gallego
B. N
1. (= person) → gallego/a m/f
2. (Ling) → gallego m
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Galician

adj
(in Eastern Europe) → galizisch
(in Spain) → galicisch
n
(in Eastern Europe) → Galizier(in) m(f)
(in Spain) → Galicier(in) m(f)
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Chance, however, and the devil, who is not always asleep, so ordained it that feeding in this valley there was a drove of Galician ponies belonging to certain Yanguesan carriers, whose way it is to take their midday rest with their teams in places and spots where grass and water abound; and that where Don Quixote chanced to be suited the Yanguesans' purpose very well.
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The author explored Polish-Jewish relations in a small Galician town from the early 19th century to the end of World War II.
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Absent from both formal speech and the media, and restricted to lower and working classes, "gheada" has been frequently used to typify some people who try to renounce their mother tongue (Galician) in favor of the prestige language (Castilian).
La "gheada": un phenomene de variation phonetique, geolinguistique et socioculturelle du galicien ("Gheada": A Phenomenon of Phonetic, Geolinguistic and Sociocultural Variation in Galician)
The foremost modern writer in the Galician language.
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Moreover, Galician farmers after 1848 had to pay higher redemption rates than farmers in other states of Zisleithanien (meaning they had higher debts), and they had to pay higher taxes because the Austrian tax law favored the proprietors of larger lands: the landed property of Galician farmers was far below average in size.
The beginnings of Galician and Austrian alcohol policy: a common discourse on dependence
Brody: A Galician Border City in the Long Nineteenth Century
Brody: A Galician Border City in the Long Nineteenth Century
[He] told American authorities in 1949 that he had performed no military service during World War II, concealing his work as an officer and founding member of the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion and later as an officer in the SS Galician Division, according to records obtained by the AP through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Germany Ends Investigation of Former SS Commander, Michael Karkoc, 96, Who Was Deemed 'Not Fit For Trial'
Galician, Basque and Catalan Women's Poetry in Translations by Irish Writers.
Manuela Palacios, ed. 2012. Forked Tongues. Galician, Basque and Catalan Women's Poetry in Translations by Irish Writers
Cornish - a revived language in England with not even a fraction of the amount of Welsh-speakers - Galician and Catalan were approved as suitable languages for the Kindle before Welsh was refused on grounds that the language was not suitable.
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Anthology of Galician Literature, 1981-2011 / Antoloxia da literatura Galega, 1981-2011.
Anthology of Galician Literature, 1981-2011 / Antoloxia da literatura Galega, 1981-2011

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