galloway
Syllables: Gal·lo·way/ˈɡæləweɪ/
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Scotland/ˈɡaləwe/
galloway noun: a kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland.
Noun (1)
galloway (plural galloways)
- A kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland.
- but if you have no mercy upon them, yet ſpare your ſelfe, leſt you bejade the good Galloway, your owne opiniaſter Wit,1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […]...
- ‘Don't you remember a famous trotting galloway I had, two years ago, that I bought at Tattersall's, that would go fifteen miles within the hour?’1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 173
Proper noun capitalized: Galloway
Galloway
- A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.
- An unincorporated community in Lakefield Township, Saginaw County and Lafayette Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
- A neighbourhood of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
- A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
- A census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
- A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand.
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Galloway
Galloway (plural Galloways)
galloway meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
galloway in Urdu
- یابو, پھانسی کا تختہ
galloway in Bengali
- গ্যালোওয়ে, গালোওয়ে
galloway in Malayalam
- ഗല്ലോവേ, ഗാല്ലോവേ
galloway in Kannada
- ಗಲ್ಲೊವೇ, ಗ್ಯಾಲೋವೇ, ಗಾಲ್ಲೋವೇ
More languagesFewer languages
- galloway in Nepali
- ग्यालोवे
Synonyms of galloway
Forms of galloway
| plural | galloways |
|---|---|
| plural | Galloways |
Origin of galloway
English galloway From Galloway, Scotland, where they were bred.
From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.
Words formed from galloway
Phrases with galloway
Questions about galloway
- What does galloway mean?
- Galloway means a kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland.
- What is galloway in Urdu?
- Galloway in Urdu is یابو, پھانسی کا تختہ. See Galloway meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is galloway?
- Galloway can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce galloway?
- Galloway is pronounced /ˈɡaləwe/ (Scotland).
- What is the plural of galloway?
- The plural of galloway is galloways.
Words near galloway in the dictionary
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