Galicia

See also: galicia, galícia, and Galícia

English

Alternative forms

• Galiza

Pronunciation

• enPR: gə-lĭs'ē-ə, gə-lĭsh'ə, IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlɪs.i.ə/, /ɡəˈlɪʃ.ə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃə

Etymology 1

Location of Galicia (red) in Spain.

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a Celtic tribe in the region”).

Proper noun

Galicia

1. A former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain.
   • 2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reimpression, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367:

     There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unity of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350–1540).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Galicia.

Derived terms

• Galician

Translations

Iberian kingdom, region of Spain

• Aragonese: Galicia f
• Asturian: Galicia (ast), Galiza (ast)
• Basque: Galizia
• Breton: Galiza, Galisia, Bro-Spagn (br)
• Catalan: Galícia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 加利西亞／加利西亚 (zh) (Jiālìxīyà), 加利西亚 (zh) (Jiālìxīyà)

• Corsican: Galizia f
• Czech: Galicie (cs) f
• Danish: Galicien
• Dutch: Galicië (nl) f
• Esperanto: Galegio
• Finnish: Galicia (fi)
• French: Galice (fr) f

  Middle French: Gallice

• Galician: Galiza (gl) f, Galicia (gl) f
• German: Galicien (de) n, Galizien n
• Hungarian: Galicia (hu)
• Irish: an Ghailís f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Galizia f
• Korean: 갈리시아 (ko) (Gallisia)
• Latin: Gallaecia (la) f, Gallicia f
• Ligurian: Galissia
• Occitan: Galícia (oc) f
• Old Norse: Galiza f, Galizuland n, Jakobsland n
• Piedmontese: Galissia
• Polish: Galicia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Galiza (pt) f, Galícia f
• Romanian: Galicia
• Russian: Гали́сия (ru) f (Galísija)
• Sardinian: Galicia
• Serbo-Croatian: Gàlīcija (sh) f
• Sicilian: Galizzia
• Slovak: Galícia f
• Slovene: Galícija (sl) f
• Spanish: Galicia (es)
• Swedish: Galicien
• Volapük: Galiziän (vo)

See also

• Galicia (Spain) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Location of Galicia (red) in Austria-Hungary.

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old East Slavic Галич (Galič, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain.

Proper noun

Galicia

1. A historical kingdom in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.
   • 1996, Lonnie R. Johnson, Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, chapter 9, page 175

     The czar had declared the "liberation" of the Ukrainian minorities inhabiting the eastern portion of the Austrian imperial province of Galicia, the Austrian portion of partitioned Poland, to be one of Russia's objectives.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Galicia.

Derived terms

• East Galicia
• Eastern Galicia
• Galicia-Volhynia

• Galician
• West Galicia
• Western Galicia

Translations

historical kingdom in Central Europe

• Arabic: غَالِيسْيَا f (ḡālīsyā)
• Armenian: Գալիցիա (hy) (Galicʻia)
• Basque: Galitzia
• Belarusian: Галі́цыя f (Halícyja), Галічына́ f (Haličyná)
• Bulgarian: Гали́ция f (Galícija)
• Catalan: Galítzia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 加利西亞／加利西亚 (zh) (Jiālìxīyà), 加利西亚 (zh) (Jiālìxīyà)

• Czech: Halič (cs)
• Danish: Galizien
• Dutch: Galicië (nl)
• Estonian: Galiitsia
• Finnish: Galitsia (fi)
• French: Galicie (fr) f
• Galician: Galicia (gl) f
• Georgian: გალიცია (galicia)
• German: Galizien n
• Greek: Γαλικία (el) (Galikía)
• Hungarian: Gácsország, Galícia (hu), Halics, Kaliz
• Italian: Galizia
• Japanese: ガリツィア (Garitsia)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 갈리치아 (Gallichia)
• Latvian: Galīcija f
• Lithuanian: Galicija f
• Macedonian: Гали́ција f (Galícija)
• Occitan: Galítzia (oc) f
• Polish: Galicja (pl) f
• Portuguese: Galícia f
• Romanian: Galiția, Halici
• Russian: Гали́ция (ru) f (Galícija), Галичина́ (ru) f (Galičiná)
• Rusyn: Галичина́ f (Halyčyná)
• Serbo-Croatian: Gàlīcija (sh) f, Га̀лӣција f
• Slovak: Halič m
• Slovene: Galícija (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: Galiciska f

• Spanish: Galitzia
• Swedish: Galizien
• Turkish: Galiçya
• Ukrainian: Галичина́ f (Halyčyná)
• Volapük: Galizän (vo)
• Yiddish: גאַליציע f (galitsye)

See also

• Galicia (Central Europe) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• Galiza

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɣaˈli.θja ]

Proper noun

Galicia f

1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• gallegu

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Finnish

Proper noun

Galicia

1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Declension

Inflection of Galicia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Galicia	—
genitive		Galician	—
partitive		Galiciaa	—
illative		Galiciaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Galicia	—
accusative	nom.	Galicia	—
	gen.	Galician
genitive		Galician	—
partitive		Galiciaa	—
inessive		Galiciassa	—
elative		Galiciasta	—
illative		Galiciaan	—
adessive		Galicialla	—
ablative		Galicialta	—
allative		Galicialle	—
essive		Galiciana	—
translative		Galiciaksi	—
abessive		Galiciatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Galicia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galiciani — accusative nom. Galiciani — gen. Galiciani genitive Galiciani — partitive Galiciaani — inessive Galiciassani — elative Galiciastani — illative Galiciaani — adessive Galiciallani — ablative Galicialtani — allative Galicialleni — essive Galicianani — translative Galiciakseni — abessive Galiciattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galiciasi — accusative nom. Galiciasi — gen. Galiciasi genitive Galiciasi — partitive Galiciaasi — inessive Galiciassasi — elative Galiciastasi — illative Galiciaasi — adessive Galiciallasi — ablative Galicialtasi — allative Galiciallesi — essive Galicianasi — translative Galiciaksesi — abessive Galiciattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Galiciamme — accusative nom. Galiciamme — gen. Galiciamme genitive Galiciamme — partitive Galiciaamme — inessive Galiciassamme — elative Galiciastamme — illative Galiciaamme — adessive Galiciallamme — ablative Galicialtamme — allative Galiciallemme — essive Galicianamme — translative Galiciaksemme — abessive Galiciattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Galicianne — accusative nom. Galicianne — gen. Galicianne genitive Galicianne — partitive Galiciaanne — inessive Galiciassanne — elative Galiciastanne — illative Galiciaanne — adessive Galiciallanne — ablative Galicialtanne — allative Galiciallenne — essive Galiciananne — translative Galiciaksenne — abessive Galiciattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Galiciansa — accusative nom. Galiciansa — gen. Galiciansa genitive Galiciansa — partitive Galiciaansa — inessive Galiciassaan Galiciassansa — elative Galiciastaan Galiciastansa — illative Galiciaansa — adessive Galiciallaan Galiciallansa — ablative Galicialtaan Galicialtansa — allative Galicialleen Galiciallensa — essive Galicianaan Galicianansa — translative Galiciakseen Galiciaksensa — abessive Galiciattaan Galiciattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

See also

• Galitsia

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Galician

Alternative forms

• Galiza

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈliθjɐ/, /ɡaˈlisjɐ/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Galicia f

1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Related terms

• galego

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈliθja/ [ɡaˈli.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ɡaˈlisja/ [ɡaˈli.sja]

Proper noun

Galicia f

1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)
2. a surname

Related terms

• gallego

Further reading

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