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galicia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for galicia.

Editorial note

Locale is the former province of Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is today eastern Poland and southwestern Ukraine.

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Quick take

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of galicia gathered in one view.

noun

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

noun

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

noun

Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for galicia.

noun

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

noun

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

noun

Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.

noun

A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines.

Example sentences

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Locale is the former province of Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is today eastern Poland and southwestern Ukraine.

2

In the north, Galicia and Asturias, it’s much more frequent to have wooden sheds in the countryside.

3

That's like asking an American where Galicia is (either the Spanish or the Ukrainian one).

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Regions like Andalucia, Galicia or Extremadura have been enforcing the use of free software, even creating their own Ubuntu based distros.

5

As I see it, most of the blue blobs are in Portugal and Galicia or the Northwest in general.

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And the northeastern Spanish accent is perfectly understandable (unlike, say, Galicia or Andalusia).

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In the other hand, Galicia is knowing as Galifornia.

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> Neither Czech lands, nor Slovenia, Galicia etc.

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For example, there's a thriving pan-celtic music scene in South America in countries like Argentina, where many people are playing the music as part of their heritage from celtic regions in northern Spain, like Galicia and Asturias, so there's no reason why the above attitudes should necessarily apply, depending on where in S.

Quote examples

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I'm Spanish, was born in Galicia (north-west region of Spain), and I completely support the Independence "consultation".

2

It describes the path to an Eurasian Empire that says about Ukraine "with the exception of its three westernmost regions—Volhynia, Galicia, and Transcarpathia—Ukraine, like Belarus, constitutes an integral part of Russia-Eurasia".

3

"In some ways, it was better when you were one of our (Austrian) colonies." Neither Czech lands, nor Slovenia, Galicia etc.

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In northern Spain, there is a slow train line that connects Barcelona with Galicia called the "tren estrella," but it stops everywhere and uses old infrastructure, so it is slow.

Proper noun examples

1

Going from, say, Land's End, it looked a bit more likely to nick northern Galicia.

2

What would it take to change the monopoly of the Xunta de Galicia?

3

They are based in Galicia, north-west of Spain, 7 km to Portugal.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use galicia in a sentence?

Locale is the former province of Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is today eastern Poland and southwestern Ukraine.

What does galicia mean?

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

What part of speech is galicia?

galicia is commonly used as noun.