Definitions for gallicˈgæl ɪk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Gal•licˈgæl ɪk(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to the French or France; characteristically French:

    Gallic wit.

    Category: Peoples

  2. of or pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.

    Category: Peoples

Origin of Gallic:

1665–75; < L Gallicus=Gall(us) a Gaul+-icus -ic

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Gallic(adj)

    of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls

    "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars"

  2. French, Gallic(adj)

    of or pertaining to France or the people of France

    "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"

Wiktionary

  1. Gallic(Adjective)

    Of or relating to Gaul or France.

  2. gallic(Adjective)

    Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls

  3. gallic(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives

  4. Origin: From Gallicus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gallic(adj)

    pertaining to, or containing, gallium

  2. Gallic(adj)

    pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like

  3. Gallic(adj)

    pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican


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