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Galloway.

A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.

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name/ˈɡaləwe/Scotland/ˈɡæləweɪ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.

  2. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lakefield Township, Saginaw County and Lafayette Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

  9. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.

  10. A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand.

  11. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

noun/ˈɡaləwe/Scotland/ˈɡæləweɪ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

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