GALICIAN


Meaning of GALICIAN in English

/geuh lish"ee euhn, -lish"euhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.

2. of or pertaining to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.

n.

3. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.

4. the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.

5. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.

6. a Jew from Polish Galicia, esp. one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .