Galician
noun
Ga·li·cian
gə-ˈli-shən 
plural Galicians
1
: a native or inhabitant of Spanish Galicia
2
: the Ibero-Romance language of Spanish Galicia, closely allied to Portuguese
Examples of Galician in a Sentence
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Often cited as a member of the New Galician Cinema, whose originality is its main commercial asset, Gracia was selected in 2018 as one of Variety’s 10 Spanish Filmmakers on the Rise.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
Upstairs is another one, The Most Expensive Galician Restaurant, decorated as a masonic clubhouse.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 June 2023
Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
Upstairs is another one, The Most Expensive Galician Restaurant, decorated as a masonic clubhouse.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 June 2023
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“Galician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Galician. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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