ancient division of the Roman Empire, including Cisalpine Gaul & Transalpine Gaul (1st-5th cent. )
See Gaul in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gôl)
noun
A Celt of ancient Gaul.
A French person.
(gôl) Formerly Gal·li·a(gălˈē-ä)
An ancient region of western Europe south and west of the Rhine River, west of the Alps, and north of the Pyrenees, corresponding roughly to modern-day France and Belgium. The Romans extended the designation to include northern Italy, particularly after Julius Caesar's conquest of the area in the Gallic Wars (58-51 B.C.).