Gallia

Meaning

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)

Concepts

Gaul

France

Synonyms

Francia

Francogallia

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Gallus

Translations

France

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França

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Francia

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Frankrijk

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Fransa

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Γαλλία

França

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Francia

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Frankreich

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Gallien

Gaule

Galia

França

Gallia

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡal.li.a]

Etymology

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