I. ˈgȯl noun
Date: 1625
1. : a Celt of ancient Gaul
2. : Frenchman
II. ˈgȯl geographical name
or Latin Gal·lia ˈga-lē-ə
ancient country W Europe comprising the region now occupied by France & Belgium & at one time also the Po valley in N Italy — see Cisalpine Gaul , Transalpine Gaul