Galician: Meaning and Definition of
Ga•li•ci•an
Pronunciation: (gu-lish'ē-un, -lish'un), [key]
— adj.
- of or pertaining to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.
- of or pertaining to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.
—n.
- a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
- the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.
- a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.
- a Jew from Polish Galicia, esp. one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.
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