Of or relating to Gaul or France; French.
[Latin Gallicus, from Gallus, a Gaul.]
Gallic
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Gal·lic (găl'ĭk)  |
adj.
Of or relating to Gaul or France; French.
Of or relating to Gaul or France; French.
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or pertaining to France or the people of France; Of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls.
Tutor's tip: Note: "Gaelic" pertains to natives of Scotland and Ireland. "Gallic" pertains to the Gauls or to the French. "Garlic" is a strong smelling and tasting plant.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
Pertains to noun: Gaul (meaning #3)
Meaning #2:
of or pertaining to France or the people of France
Synonym: French
Pertains to noun: France (meaning #1)
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Gallic is an adjective that may refer to:
- Gaul, from which the name derives, a region of Europe roughly corresponding to modern France and parts of the surrounding countries
- Gauls, the Celtic people of this region
- A synonym for French
- Roman Gaul, a Roman province in Gaul
- The Gallic Empire, a brief independent realm from AD 260 to AD 273
- The Gaulish language, a Celtic language spoken in Gaul prior to the Roman conquest
- An obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous, encompassing the Barremian, Aptian, Albian, Cenomanian and Turonian faunal stages.
- Gallican Rite, an ancient church rite
- Gallicanism and Gallican Church, a political-religious pholosphy
As an uncapitalized adjective, gallic may refer to:
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| Translations: Gallic |
Nederlands (Dutch)
Gallisch/Frans
Français (French)
adj. - (gén) français, (Hist) gaulois
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gallisch, französisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γαλατικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gaulês (m), francês (m)
Русский (Russian)
галльский, французский
Español (Spanish)
adj. - gálico, francés
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gallisk, fransk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
古高卢的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 古高盧的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 골 사람의, 프랑스의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ガリアの, フランスの
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خاص بفرنسا
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - צרפתי, גאלי
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