Galicia

Meaning

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

Concepts

Galicia

Synonyms

Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia

Galitzia

Translations

Galiza

Galizia

Galice

Galicië

Galicien

Galícia

Galiçya

Γαλικία

Galícia

Galícia

Gallaecia

Galizien

Galicie

Hyphenated as

Ga‧li‧cia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈliθja/

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese: -

Borrowed from Galician: Galicia

Cognate with Old Spanish: Gallizia

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.