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Galwegian

[ gal-wee-juhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Galloway.

Galwegian

/ ɡæˈɾːə /

noun

  1. another word for Gallovidian
  2. a native or inhabitant of the town or county of Galway in W Republic of Ireland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for Gallovidian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Galwegian1

1765–75; irregular < Medieval Latin Galwedi ( a ) Galloway + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Galwegian1

C18: influenced by Norway, Norwegian
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Example Sentences

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Another desponding Galwegian found fault with the Liberal party of 1884.

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At the head, the founder of the race, dressed like some mighty baron, or rather some Galwegian prince, sat with his lady.

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The most suggestive point in the "Flyting" is that a native of the Lothians could still regard a Galwegian as a "beggar Irish bard".

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It took me over a long stretch of the best hunting country of Galway, and my jarvey was a Galwegian of the type dear to the heart of Lever.

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This tallies with what I heard at Gweedore from my Galwegian acquaintance.

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