galicia
/ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
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Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.
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A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines.
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A barangay of Madalag, Aklan, Philippines.
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A barangay of Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
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former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.
Example Sentences
- "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)."
- "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."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a Celtic tribe in the region”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Gallicia, Gallaecia, Галичь
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
Halychia