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Gallican

Gallican adjective: relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.

Adjective

Gallican (not comparable)

  1. Relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.
  2. (historical) Relating to the French Roman Catholic church, especially before the late 19th century.
    • the Gallican church or clergy
  3. (historical) Relating to Gallicanism.
    Synonyms:
    Cisalpine

Noun

Gallican (plural Gallicans)

  1. An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism.
    Synonyms:
    Cisalpine

Synonyms of Gallican

Forms of Gallican

pluralGallicans

Origin of Gallican

Borrowed from Latin Gallicānus (“pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican”), from Gallicus (“Gaulish, French”) (from Gallia (“Gaul”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

Words formed from Gallican

Questions about Gallican

What does Gallican mean?
Gallican means relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French.
What part of speech is Gallican?
Gallican can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Gallican in the dictionary

  1. gallibodies
  2. gallibody
  3. gallic
  4. gallic acid
  5. gallica
  6. Gallican
  7. Gallicanism
  8. Gallicanisms
  9. Gallicans
  10. gallicas
  11. Gallicchio

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