noun
an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
• Syn: ↑Gaul
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
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/gahl"lee ah/, n.
Latin name of Gaul.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.