Definitions for galloway
ˈgæl əˌweɪgal·loway

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallowaynoun

   a district in southwestern Scotland

2. Gallowaynoun

   breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallowaynoun

   A formerly Gaelic-speaking region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland as part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Its capital is Kirkcudbright.

2. Etymology: From Brythonic Gallwyddel and Gaelic Gallgaidhil, both meaning "foreign Gael", a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallowaynoun

   A horse not more than fourteen hands high, much used in the North; probably as coming originally from Galloway, a shire in Scotland.

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1. galloway

   A Galloway in its most common usage refers to a type of small horse breed originating from the Galloway region of Scotland. However, it may also refer to the geographical and historical region itself, found in South West Scotland. It is known for its hilly terrain and forest habitats. It was historically an independent kingdom of Scotland.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallowaynoun

   a small horse of a breed raised at Galloway, Scotland; -- called also garran, and garron

WikidataRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Galloway

   Galloway is an area in southwestern Scotland. It is generally agreed that the name 'Galloway' derives from the name Gall-Gaidel, and indeed the modern and medieval words for Galloway in Gaelic are Gall-Ghàidhealaibh and Gallgaidelaib respectively, meaning "land of the foreign Gaels". The term is not recorded until the 11th century. It usually refers to the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway administration council area of Scotland. For a parish map of the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, see Dumfries and Galloway F.H.S. map at Galloway is contained by sea to the west and south, the Galloway Hills to the north, and the River Nith to the east; the border between Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire is marked by the River Cree. The definition has, however, fluctuated greatly in size over history. A hardy breed of black, hornless beef is named Galloway cattle native to the region.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Galloway

   gal′o-wā, n. a small strong horse, 13-15 hands high, originally from Galloway in Scotland: a breed of large black hornless cattle.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Galloway

   a district in the SW. of Scotland, co-extensive with Wigtown and Kirkcudbright, though formerly of considerably greater extent; the lack of mineral wealth has retarded its development, and the industry of the population is limited chiefly to agriculture, the rearing of sheep and cattle, and fishing, and it is still noted for a small but hardy breed of horses called Galloways; the province derives its name from Gall-Gael, or foreign Gaels, as the early inhabitants were called, who up to the time of the Reformation maintained the characteristics, language, &c., of a distinct people; in 1455 Galloway ceased to exist as a separate lordship; in the extreme S. of Wigtown is the bold and rocky promontory, the Mull of Galloway, the extremity of the peninsula called the Rhinns of Galloway; the Mull, which is the most southerly point in Scotland, rises to a height of 210 ft., and is crowned by a powerful lighthouse.

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1. galloway

   Kingston-Galloway is a diverse neighbourhood in the West Hill section of south Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries have been defined in the west as Scarborough Golf Club Road, east to Manse Road, just north of Ellesmere Road and south to the railway tracks just south of Kingston Road. It is an area of contrasts with a high density of TCHC owned housing in the west and single-family bungalows in other areas. The population of Kingston-Galloway is 28,812 people; 44.7% of the population lives in buildings of 5 stories or more. The community has high percentage of low income people and has the dubious distinction of having the highest concentration of subsidized housing in all of Ontario. In fact, 90% of the population lives in TCHC buildings and 10% of them own their houses. 42% of all families with children are lone-parent families – much greater than the Toronto average. The youth unemployment rate around the Kingston-Galloway area is 16.6% compared to 13.2% city-wide. Crossing bridges is the only route into the area which helped create a sense of isolation, and for those who lived there, a sense of mistrust of anyone from the outside. During the 1980's and 1990's, this area was a fertile ground for the growth of gangs, as well for the drug dealers, prostitutes and crackheads who survived along Kingston Road; a major east-west thoroughfare leading in and out of Toronto's downtown core. The area has a well known seedy reputation attaining to the once rampant prostitution and drug trade, which at one time, had been predominately controlled by a local street gang called the Galloway Boys. In March 2004, Toronto police 42 Division launched "Project Pathfinder" after the murder of an innocent by-stander Brenton Charlton and the wounding of his passenger Leonard Bell in a drive-by orchestrated by the G-Way Gang. This area is one of 13 considered "priority areas" in the city in dire need of social programs for local youth. Also see the Pentagon. News Residents Fear For The Worst as Violence in Neighbourhood Reaches New Height Double Shooting Near Lawrence and Kingston Kingston-Galloway Shootings: Youths Vying For Dominance in Re-Emerging Gang Girlfriend Charged in Murder Man Transported to Hospital Following Shooting Suspect Arrested in Scarborough Stabbing Artists P.Reign Sha Hustle Gullitine Grainz Binge Obituary

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GALLOWAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Galloway is ranked #1002 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Galloway surname appeared 34,909 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Galloway.
   
   69.5% or 24,262 total occurrences were White.
   24.4% or 8,542 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 943 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 785 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 223 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 154 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Scotland
   • Beef Cattle
   • District

How to pronounce galloway?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of galloway in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of galloway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of galloway in a Sentence

1. Aaron Sorkin:

   Lieutenant Commander Galloway [behind a chain link fence at a ball field]: Do you know what a code red is? Lieutenant Kaffee, standing on the ball field, looks at her in silence with a blank expression on his face. Galloway: What a pity.

2. Jason Smith:

   Working-class people have become disillusioned with Labour, in Bradford West, they're looking towards George Galloway. In Bradford South, they're looking towards UKIP.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=galloway
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Galloway
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=galloway
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galloway
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=galloway
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=galloway
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Galloway
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html