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Gallia.

Gaul (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)

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Meaning & usage

name[ˈɡal.li.a]Classical-Latin[ˈɡal.li.a]
  1. Gaul (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)

    Classical-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
  2. alternative spelling of Wallia: Wales (a medieval principality and region of the Kingdom of England)

    Medieval-Latin · alt-of · alternative · declension-1 · feminine
  3. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

    New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Gallia From Gallus (“a Gaul”) + -ia. The medieval application to Wales is by conflation.

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