Galicia

//ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

    "There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unity of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350–1540)."

  2. 2
    former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.

    "The czar had declared the "liberation" of the Ukrainian minorities inhabiting the eastern portion of the Austrian imperial province of Galicia, the Austrian portion of partitioned Poland, to be one of Russia's objectives."

  3. 3
    Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.
  4. 4
    A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines.
  5. 5
    A barangay of Madalag, Aklan, Philippines.
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  1. 6
    A barangay of Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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halychia

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"The Viking expansion from the 9th century onwards reached areas such as Normandy, Galicia, Andalusia, Sicily and Crimea."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a Celtic tribe in the region”).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галичь (Galičĭ, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain. Halych comes from Halka (Галка) kind of bird or from Old Ukrainian/Rus - Hal' (Галь) that means "black" (чорний).

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