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Galicia

ga·li·cia

UK/ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/ US/ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/ rare

noun

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a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay

Origin

From Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галичь (Galičĭ, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain. Halych comes from Halka (Галка) kind of bird or from Old Ukrainian/Rus - Hal' (Галь) that means "black" (чорний).

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