Meaning

1 senses
  1. A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

    Gallier, Gallierin

    галлgall

    галhal

More definitions
  • an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
  • a Celt of ancient Gaul
  • a person of French descent

Examples

7 sentences
  1. All Gaul is divided into three parts.

    ruВся Галлия разделена на три части.

    deGanz Gallien ist in drei Teile geteilt.

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  2. Caesar leaves Gaul, crosses the Rubicon, and enters Italy.

    ruЦезарь покидает Галлию, переходит Рубикон и вторгается в Италию.

    deCäsar verläßt Gallien, überquert den Rubikon und zieht nach Italien ein.

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  3. Of all the peoples of Gaul, the Belgae are the most valiant.

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  4. The Romans latinized Gaul.

    ruРимляне латинизировали Галлию.

    deDie Römer haben Gallien latinisiert.

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  5. Is Rome in Gaul?

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English Gall, from Latin Gallus. The change in spelling is due to the influenc

From Middle English Gall, from Latin Gallus. The change in spelling is due to the influence of the place-name Gaul, which is thought to be etymologically unrelated (see above).

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Forms

plural: Gauls
SingularGaul
PluralGauls

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands:Gallia
  • a person of French descent:frog

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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