Galatia

G2A1L1A1T1I1A1

proper noun

A historical region of ancient Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical region of ancient Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey.
  2. A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 25 BC to the late 7th century AD.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓαλατία
  2. LatinGalatia
  3. EnglishGalatia

Learned borrowing from Latin Galatia, from Ancient Greek Γαλατία (Galatía).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γαλατία
  • Γαλατία (Galatía)region of Asia Minor
Catalan Galàcia
  • Galàciaregion of Asia Minor
Chinese Mandarin 加拉太, 迦拉達 /迦拉达
  • 加拉太 (Jiālātài)region of Asia Minor
  • 迦拉達 /迦拉达 (Jiālādá)region of Asia Minor
  • 噶拉塔 (Gálātǎ)region of Asia Minor
Finnish Galatia
  • Galatiaregion of Asia Minor
French Galatie
  • Galatieregion of Asia Minor
German Galatien
  • Galatienregion of Asia Minor
Greek Γαλατία
  • Γαλατία (Galatía)region of Asia Minor
Irish an Ghaláit
  • an Ghaláitregion of Asia Minor
Italian Galazia
  • Galaziaregion of Asia Minor
Korean 갈라티아
  • 갈라티아 (gallatia)region of Asia Minor
Latin Galatīa
  • Galatīaregion of Asia Minor
Polish Galacja
  • Galacjaregion of Asia Minor
Portuguese Galácia
  • Galáciaregion of Asia Minor
Romanian Galatia
  • Galatiaregion of Asia Minor
Russian Галатия
  • Галатия (Galatija)region of Asia Minor
Spanish Galacia
  • Galaciaregion of Asia Minor
Swedish Galatien
  • Galatienregion of Asia Minor
Tagalog Galasya
  • Galasyaregion of Asia Minor
Turkish Galatya
  • Galatyaregion of Asia Minor
Welsh Galatia
  • Galatiaregion of Asia Minor

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Cite this entry
APA

Galatia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galatia

MLA

“Galatia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galatia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galatia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galatia.

Source: Galatia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.