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Galiza

Galiza is the alternative form of Galicia.

Meaning of Galicia

Proper noun (1)

Galicia

  1. A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
    • There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unity of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350–1540).2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reimpression, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367
  2. Several barangays of Mendez, Cavite, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Madalag, Aklan, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Proper noun (2)

Galicia

  1. former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.
    • The czar had declared the "liberation" of the Ukrainian minorities inhabiting the eastern portion of the Austrian imperial province of Galicia, the Austrian portion of partitioned Poland, to be one of Russia's objectives.1996, Lonnie R. Johnson, chapter 9, in Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, page 175
    Synonyms:
    Halychia

Origin of Galiza

Borrowed from Galician Galiza.

Questions about Galiza

What is Galiza the alternative form of?
Galiza is the alternative form of Galicia.

Words near Galiza in the dictionary

  1. galivanting
  2. galivants
  3. galivat
  4. galivats
  5. galiximab
  6. Galiza
  7. Galizan
  8. galizona
  9. galizonas
  10. galjoen
  11. Galka

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Galiza (page history and authors); Galicia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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