Gallic

adjective

Gal·​lic ˈga-lik How to pronounce Gallic (audio)
: of or relating to Gaul or France

Examples of Gallic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Guillaume Canet recently directed himself as Gallic comic book hero Asterix in the live action feature Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom and appeared in the French thriller Breaking Point. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 This is why — even while France’s gung-ho message receives a welcome audience among the states nearest to Russia — Germany does not take kindly to what one official described as Gallic grandstanding. Ania Nussbaum, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024 Photo: Carole Bethuel WATCH How Millie Bobby Brown Gets Ready for Date Night Aside from being a once-in-a-generation Gallic beauty with a name full of creamy vowels, Seydoux has become one of the most thrilling stars of the past decade, since her breakout in 2013’s Blue Is the Warmest Color. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024 Jean-Paul Vignon, a French actor and vocalist who frequently lent his Gallic accent to Hollywood productions, died of liver cancer on March 22 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jaden Thompson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024 The Gallic people, also known as the Gauls, were a Celtic people who occupied parts of modern-day France, Belgium, Germany and Italy and lived in agricultural societies divided into tribes, according to Britannica. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024 Not content with the status quo, This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub cleverly inverts the principle, turning its text into the colour blobs themselves, and leaving the background a specific, practically Gallic eggshell colour. Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024 By all accounts, artist and elephant shared the same Gallic urbanity and optimistic outlook. Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The Gallic series was among seven in Tuesday’s presentation. Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin Gallicus, from Gallus "a gaul" + -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Gallic was in 1635

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Cite this Entry

“Gallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gallic. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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Gallic

adjective
Gal·​lic ˈgal-ik How to pronounce Gallic (audio)
: of or relating to Gaul or France
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