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Galician

ga·li·cian

UK/ɡəˈlɪs.i.ən/ US/ɡəˈlɪʃ.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the dialect of Portuguese (sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish) spoken in Galicia northwestern Spain

Origin

From Galicia (“region in Central Europe (Etymology 2)”) + -an.

Phrases

  • Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Galician terms

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Broader terms

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