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Galicia en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/
  • gə-'lĭs-ē-ə
  • gə-lĭsh'ə

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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). 2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reimpression, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367:
  2. Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Madalag, Aklan, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Galiza alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Galician

Translations (69)

nl Galicië (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · an Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · az Qaliziya (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · gag Galiçya (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · hi गलीशिया (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · sv Galicien (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · pl Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · sc Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · yi גאַליסיע (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · oc Galícia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · pl Galicja (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ast Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · eu Galizia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · lt Galisija (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · pt Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · br Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · gl Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ka გალისია (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · is Galisía (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · non Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · lij Galissia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · de Galizien (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · gag Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · be Галісія (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · non Galizuland (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · eo Galegio (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ja ガリシア (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · tr Galiçya (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · az Qaliza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · az Qalisiya (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · pt Galícia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ar جِلِّيقِيَّة (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · it Galizia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · fi Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · gl Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · hu Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · bg Галисия (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · acw قليسيا (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · da Galicien (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · hy Գալիսիա (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ro Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · scn Galizzia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · la Gallicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · is Jakobsland (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · fur Galizie (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · uk Галісія (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · cs Galicie (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · br Bro-Spagn (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · de Galicien (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · sk Galícia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · br Galisia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ga an Ghailís (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · co Galizia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ru Гали́сия (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ca Galícia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · pms Galissia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · lv Galisija (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · es Galicia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · sl Galícija (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · sh Gàlīcija (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · fy Galysje (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · cmn 加利西亞 /加利西亚 (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · vo Galiziän (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ko 갈리시아 (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · non Jakobsland (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · fr Galice (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · frm Gallice (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · ast Galiza (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain) · la Gallaecia (Iberian kingdom, autonomous community of Spain)

Galicia en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/
  • gə-'lĭs-ē-ə
  • gə-lĭsh'ə

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. 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. 1996, Lonnie R. Johnson, chapter 9, in Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, page 175:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Galiza alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Galician · Galicia-Volhynia · Eastern Galicia · East Galicia · Western Galicia · Galicia and Lodomeria · West Galicia

Synonyms

Halychia

Translations (50)

it Galizia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ka გალიცია (former kingdom in Central Europe) · bg Гали́ция (former kingdom in Central Europe) · es Galitzia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · rsk Галичина (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hsb Galiciska (former kingdom in Central Europe) · be Галічына́ (former kingdom in Central Europe) · pt Galícia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hu Kaliz (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ar غَالِيسْيَا (former kingdom in Central Europe) · lt Galicija (former kingdom in Central Europe) · mk Гали́ција (former kingdom in Central Europe) · sh Gàlīcija (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ka გალიჩინა (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ro Halici (former kingdom in Central Europe) · gl Galicia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · sl Galícija (former kingdom in Central Europe) · da Galizien (former kingdom in Central Europe) · rue Галичина́ (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ru Гали́ция (former kingdom in Central Europe) · vo Galizän (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hu Galícia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · cs Halič (former kingdom in Central Europe) · el Γαλικία (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ca Galítzia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hu Halics (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ro Galiția (former kingdom in Central Europe) · sk Halič (former kingdom in Central Europe) · yi גאַליציע (former kingdom in Central Europe) · cmn 加利西亞 /加利西亚 (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ja ガリツィア (former kingdom in Central Europe) · oc Galítzia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · tr Galiçya (former kingdom in Central Europe) · be Галі́цыя (former kingdom in Central Europe) · nl Galicië (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ko 갈리치아 (former kingdom in Central Europe) · de Galizien (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hu Gácsország (former kingdom in Central Europe) · et Galiitsia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ota غالیچا (former kingdom in Central Europe) · eu Galitzia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · hy Գալիցիա (former kingdom in Central Europe) · fr Galicie (former kingdom in Central Europe) · lv Galīcija (former kingdom in Central Europe) · sv Galizien (former kingdom in Central Europe) · pl Galicja (former kingdom in Central Europe) · fi Galitsia (former kingdom in Central Europe) · ru Галичина́ (former kingdom in Central Europe) · sh Га̀лӣција (former kingdom in Central Europe) · uk Галичина́ (former kingdom in Central Europe)

wikidata: Q180086