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Gaul
[ gawl ]
noun
- an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps Cisalpine Gaul and another part N of the Alps Transalpine Gaul.
- Latin Gallia. a province of the ancient Roman Empire, including the territory corresponding to modern France, Belgium, the S Netherlands, Switzerland, N Italy, and Germany W of the Rhine.
- an inhabitant of the ancient region of Gaul.
- a native or inhabitant of France.
Gaul
/ ÉĄÉ˱ô /
noun
- an ancient region of W Europe corresponding to N Italy, France, Belgium, part of Germany, and the S Netherlands: divided into Cisalpine Gaul, which became a Roman province before 100 bc , and Transalpine Gaul, which was conquered by Julius Caesar (58â51 bc ) Latin nameGallia
- a native of ancient Gaul
- a Frenchman
Example Sentences
They direct wars of conquest from the comforts of Palatine Hill rather than lead the men themselves like in the good old days of Caesar massacring the Gauls.
And then when Kirk showed up, they had a gift basket from the athletic department with a card for Ben with dog toys,â Gaul said.
Darren Gaul, the remote production coordinator for ABCâs âSaturday Night Footballâ crew said the one benefit of having Ben around is that he has become the center of attention.
He cites scenes, like âan awesome moment in 2005âs âThe Dying Gaul.â
The rooster â or âcoqâ in French â is a emotive national emblem for the French because of the wordâs semantics â the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus simultaneously meaning rooster.
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