Galicia meaning

gə-lĭsh'ə, -ē-ə
A historical region of central Europe in southeast Poland and western Ukraine. An independent principality after 1087, it was conquered by Russians in the 12th century and later passed to Poland and Austria. The territory was returned to Poland after World War I, and the eastern portion was ceded to the USSR after World War II.
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A region and ancient kingdom of northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean south of the Bay of Biscay. Exploited by the Romans for its mineral resources, it later became a Goth kingdom and a stronghold of the Moors.
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Region of SE Poland & NW Ukraine: formerly an Austrian crown land.
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Region of NW Spain: 11,365 sq mi (29,435 sq km): a former medieval kingdom.
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A former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain.
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A historical kingdom of Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.
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Origin of galicia

Hungarian Medieval Latin *Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галич (Galič, “Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine”), ultimate origin uncertain.

Sentence Examples

  • The stills employed in Russia and Galicia are usually smaller than those already described.

  • KOLOMEA (Polish, Kolomyja), a town of Austria, in Galicia, 12 2 m.

  • A ruined castle, near the city, recalls its strategic importance in the 8th century, when Asturias, Galicia and Leon were the headquarters of resistance to the Moors.

  • I've also moved articles on cities in South Tirol and Kustenland to this category, as well as those on cities in Galicia, Bukovina, Transylvania, and Dalmatia.

  • JOSEF BEM (1795-1850), Polish soldier, was born at Tarnow in Galicia, and was educated at the military school at Warsaw, where he especially distinguished himself in mathematics.

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