Etymology

galloway

Gal·lo·way
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Today it means: One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland. Full definition →

English Galloway ← Scottish Gaelic Gall-Ghàidhealaibh
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galloway · noun1

  1. Scottish GaelicGall-Ghàidhealaibh
  2. EnglishGalloway
  3. English todaygalloway

From Galloway, Scotland, where they were bred.

Galloway · proper noun, noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed from(eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh
  2. English todayGalloway

From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

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