Gallia — meaning in English

English meaning

• france name A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
• Gaul noun A native of the ancient region of Gaul, or, poetically, a Frenchman.

Senses

Gallia is used for these senses in English:

• France A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
• Gaul (chiefly, historic) 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.

france — full definition

1. name A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
2. name In particular, metropolitan France, the part of France which is in Europe.
3. name A surname from French, famously held by—
4. name Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist.

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