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Gallaecian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to Gallaecia or the Gallaeci.

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name

Meaning 2

Northwestern Hispano-Celtic, an extinct language of the Celtic family, spoken by the Gallaeci at the beginning of the first millennium CE in a north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula.

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noun

Meaning 3

One of the Gallaeci.

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History

Etymology

From Gallaeci + -an.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: galaico — relating to Gallaecia or the Gallaeci
  • Portuguese: galaico — relating to Gallaecia or the Gallaeci
  • Galician: galaico — one of the Gallaeci
  • Portuguese: galaico — one of the Gallaeci