Main Entry:

Ga·li·cia

Pronunciation:

\gə-ˈli-sh(ē-)ə\

Function:

geographical name

1 region E central Europe including N slopes of the Carpathians & valleys of the upper Vistula, Dniester, Bug, & Seret rivers; former Austrian crown land; belonged to Poland between the two world wars; now divided between Poland & Ukraine 2 region & ancient kingdom NW Spain bordering on the Atlantic

— Ga·li·cian \-ˈli-shən\ adjective or noun