Galician

[ guh-lish-ee-uhn, -lish-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.
2. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
2. the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.
3. a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.
4. a Jew from Polish Galicia, especially one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.

Galician

/ ɡəˈlɪʃɪən; -ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe
2. of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of either Galicia
2. the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese

Example Sentences

This summer, the Galician club decided to raise the stakes and set their sights on Benitez, who last worked in Spain with a brief spell in charge of Real Madrid in 2015.

From BBC

After an inconclusive July 23 election, the Socialists spent weeks negotiating with smaller parties including far-left platform Sumar and Catalan, Galician and Basque nationalist parties.

From Reuters

Representatives from leftist political parties, including three government ministers, and lawmakers from Basque, Catalan and Galician regional and separatist parties boycotted the event as they favor a republic, not a monarchy.

From Washington Times

There are an estimated 9 million speakers of Catalan, 3 million Galician users and some 750,000 people fluent in Basque.

From Reuters

Her candidacy for the speakership was seen as a nod to Catalan, Basque and Galician parties.

From Reuters