n.
Pronunciation: g ə - ' li-sh( ē -) ə
Function: geographical name
1 region E cen Europe including N slopes of the Carpathians & valleys of the upper Vistula, Dniester, Bug, & Seret rivers; former Austrian crown land; belonged to Poland bet. the two world wars; now divided bet. Poland & Ukraine
2 region & ancient kingdom NW Spain bordering on the Atlantic
– Ga · li · cian \ - ' li-sh ə n \ adjective or noun