/ ˈgæliən; NAmE / noun
a large Spanish sailing ship, used between the 15th and the 17th centuries
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: either via Middle Dutch from French galion , from galie galley, or from Spanish galeón .
/ ˈgæliən; NAmE / noun
a large Spanish sailing ship, used between the 15th and the 17th centuries
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: either via Middle Dutch from French galion , from galie galley, or from Spanish galeón .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005