Galicia

[ guh-lish-ee-uh, -lish-uh; Spanish gah-lee-thyah ]

noun

1. a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. About 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km).
2. a maritime region in NW Spain: a former kingdom, and later a province. 11,256 sq. mi. (29,153 sq. km).

Galicia

noun

1. ɡəˈlɪʃɪə-ˈlɪʃə a region of E central Europe on the N side of the Carpathians, now in SE Poland and Ukraine
2. ɡaˈliθja an autonomous region and former kingdom of NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic. Pop: 1 969 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Herminia has spent all of her long life here in Refoxos, a small parish of about 100 people in southern Galicia, in Spain.

From Science Magazine

Ten crew members, including the ship's captain, were from Spain, an official in north-west region of Galicia told the EFE news agency.

From BBC

He believed this video, recorded in 2008 off the coast of Galicia in northwestern Spain, showed “the intelligence of octopus and the big repertoire of defensive behavior.”

From New York Times

Born in the north-west Spanish region of Galicia, Vazquez relocated to the capital to join Real at the age of 16.

From BBC

The Russians had abandoned Warsaw and been driven out of Poland and Galicia, giving up everything they had gained since the start of the war.

From Literature