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Etymology 1
Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaeci (a tribe)

Proper noun
wikipedia|Galicia (Spain)
Galicia

1. A former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain

Translations
trans-top|Iberian kingdom, region of Spain
Catalan: Galícia
Finnish: #Finnish|Galicia]
Galician: #Galego|Galiza
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Latin: Gallaecia
Portuguese: #Portuguese|Galiza
Spanish: #Spanish|Galicia
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Etymology 2

Hungarian medieval Latin, from Old East Slavic �али� (Halych / Galich, town in present-day Ukraine), ultimate origin uncertain

Proper noun
wikipedia|Galicia (Central Europe)
Galicia

1. A historical kingdom of Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine

Translations
trans-top|historical kingdom in Central Europe
Catalan: Galítzia
Croatian: Galicija
Czech: Hali�
Danish: Galizien
Dutch: Galicië
Estonian: Galiitsia
Finnish: Galitsia, Puna-Venäjä
German: Galizien
Hungarian: Gácsország, Galicia, Halics
Italian: Galizia
Latin: Galicia
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Polish: Galicja
Portugese: Galícia
Romanian: Galiţia, Halici
Russian: �али�и� (Galitsiya)
Slovenian: Galicija
Spanish: Galitzia
Swedish: Galizien
Turkish: Galiçya
Ukrainian: �али�ина (Halychyna)
Yiddish ��ַ��צ�ע� (Galitsyen)
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Latin
Proper noun
Galicia

1. #Englgish|Galicia (2)

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Spanish

Proper noun
Galicia

1. #English|Galicia (1)

Category:Spanish proper nouns
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Category:Latin derivations
Category:Old East Slavonic derivations

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hu:Galicia
pl:Galicia
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