Galician

[ guh-lish-ee-uhn, -lish-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.
of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe or its people.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
the language of Spanish Galicia, often considered a dialect of Portuguese.
a native or inhabitant of Galicia in E central Europe.
a Jew from Polish Galicia, especially one speaking a Galician dialect of Yiddish.

Galician

/ ɡəˈlɪʃɪən; -ʃən /

adjective

of or relating to Galicia in E central Europe
of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain

noun

a native or inhabitant of either Galicia
the Romance language or dialect of Spanish Galicia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish, although historically it is more closely related to Portuguese

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For example, “saudade,” in Portuguese and Galician is similar to nostalgia, but doesn’t have the same connotations with memory, such that it can be felt with things that have not been experienced before.

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The questions are in Spanish, but Herminia replies in Galician, the local language.

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This summer, the Galician club decided to raise the stakes and set their sights on Benitez, who last worked in Spain with a brief spell in charge of Real Madrid in 2015.

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After an inconclusive July 23 election, the Socialists spent weeks negotiating with smaller parties including far-left platform Sumar and Catalan, Galician and Basque nationalist parties.

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Representatives from leftist political parties, including three government ministers, and lawmakers from Basque, Catalan and Galician regional and separatist parties boycotted the event as they favor a republic, not a monarchy.

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