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Gallic meaning
Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls. | Synonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks. | Synonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.
Example sentences (20)
Gallic Fox at 90/1 ran third.
Multi-awardwinning French actor Binoche couldn't hide her Gallic tones in this duff adaption of Emily Brontë's classic love tragedy.
Unionists dressed as French Gallic ccmic characters demonstrate Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris.
Whenever you read about Rome, there are always a few big events that pop up: The Punic Wars, Hannibal and the Alps, The Gallic Wars, Belisarius, Cannae, etc. I do remember reading about The Battle of Teutoburg when I was in elementary school.
Gallic historians tell us that Napoleon Bonaparte sometimes badmouthed France’s Jews, while also helping them in concrete ways.
He is suave and confident, in possession of a certain Gallic charisma.
With the French sporting spotlight locked on the Bercy Arena, the American showmen crushed Gallic hearts led by Stephen Curry and a fired up LeBron James, the “King” wearing shiny golden sneakers to mark the occasion.
He bought Maxim’s in 1981, his acquisition exciting fears among Parisians that he would exploit that fabled Gallic institution.
They are what you would describe as crazy baroque rockers Les Negresses Vertes, one of the few Gallic exports.
And one must be named after a giant from Gallic mythology.
What Shutov’s eccentric dreamscape needed was a base of solid French cooking, and though Chavot’s relatively short is rife with Gallic glamour, you will be fed.
As capital of France’s Alsace region, Strasbourg has a unique blend of Germanic and Gallic charm.
A classical example would be uxōrēs habent dēnī duo dēnīqui inter sē commūnēs "groups of ten or twelve men had wives in common" (Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar).
After evading a pitched battle at the Rhone, Hannibal came to the aid of his Gallic allies, who were hard pressed by the Roman reinforcements.
After four years of delay, Postumus had established power, but in 265, when Gallienus and his men crossed the Alps, they defeated and besieged Postumus in an (unnamed) Gallic city.
Alaric Watson, p.216 Besides, the troubles with Zenobia in the East and the breakaway Gallic Empire in the West were so urgent that the victory at Naissus could only serve as a temporary relief for the troubled Empire.
Another source states that the test pilot, in an attempt to impress the Gallic passenger, attempted a snap roll at low altitude with one engine feathered, resulting in the fatal spin.
As adjectives, English has the two variants Gaulish and Gallic.
Battle of Lake Trasimene plan Carthaginians Romans In early spring 217 BC, Hannibal decided to advance, leaving his wavering Gallic allies in the Po Valley and crossed the Apennines unopposed.
Caesar and the Suebi in 55 BC Also reported within Caesar's accounts of the Gallic wars, the Suebi posed another threat in 55 BC.