Mêtî

Gallia

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (Classical-Latin, declension-1, feminine) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)
  2. (Medieval-Latin, alt-of, alternative, declension-1, feminine) alternative spelling of Wallia: Wales (a medieval principality and region of the Kingdom of England)
  3. (New-Latin, declension-1, feminine) France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
[ˈɡal.li.a]
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Gallus (“a Gaul”) + -ia. The medieval application to Wales is by conflation.

Related words

Fransa

Galya

فهرهنسا

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