Feminin

Galicia

(Englisch)

  1. (feminine) Galicia (a former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain)
  2. (feminine) a surname

Mit Bindestrich als
Ga‧li‧cia
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ɡaˈliθja/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese or Galician Galicia, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”). According to Menéndez Pidal, this term replaced Old Spanish Gallizia.

Related words

Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia

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