Galloway
See also: galloway
English
Etymology
From Brythonic Gallwyddel and Gaelic Gallgaidhil, both meaning "foreign Gael", a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.
Proper noun
Galloway within Scotland.
Galloway
- A formerly Gaelic-speaking region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland as part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Its capital is Kirkcudbright.
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Galloway boiler
- Galloway tube
- Gallowegian
- Galwegian
Related terms
- Gallovidia
- Gallovidian
Translations
region of Scotland
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Noun
Galloway (plural Galloways)
- One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.