Meaning of Galloway | Babel Free
ˈɡæləweɪDefinitions
- A kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland.
- A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.
- One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Lakefield Township, Saginaw County and Lafayette Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
- A neighbourhood of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
- A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
- A census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
- A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand.
- A surname.
Examples
“but if you have no mercy upon them, yet ſpare your ſelfe, leſt you bejade the good Galloway, your owne opiniaſter Wit,”
“‘Don't you remember a famous trotting galloway I had, two years ago, that I bought at Tattersall's, that would go fifteen miles within the hour?’”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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