Galilée — meaning in English

English meaning

• galilee name A hilly region in northern Israel, prominent in the biblical accounts of Jesus' life.
• galileo name Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer and physicist who improved the telescope and championed the idea that Earth orbits the Sun.

Senses

Galilée is used for these senses in English:

• Galilee A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.
• Galileo Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics.

galilee — full definition

1. name A hilly region in northern Israel, prominent in the biblical accounts of Jesus' life.
2. name The Sea of Galilee, a large freshwater lake in the same region.
3. noun In church architecture, a covered porch-like entrance area leading into the main building.

galileo — full definition

1. name Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer and physicist who improved the telescope and championed the idea that Earth orbits the Sun.
2. name The European Union's satellite navigation system.