Meaning of Gaul | Babel Free
ɡɔːlDefinitions
- A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine.
- A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.
Equivalents
Examples
“[…] Gauls used the suffix -acus, Etruscans -nas or -na, Umbrians -enus, -ienus.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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