Meanings
gallic1
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
- not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.
gallic2
- not comparablechemistryOf, related to, or containing gallium.
Gallic3
comparative more Gallic · superlative most Gallic · alternative gallic
- historicalSynonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks.
Synonyms: Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks
- Synonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.
This dislocation of gender roles in popular entertainment seems to have started with La Cage Aux Folles. This Gallic drag remake of You Can't Take It With You was a huge success at the box office while managing to present gay characters as comic though never foolish.
1983 February 12, Michael Bronski, “Tootsie and the Gender Benders”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 13Synonyms: French, of or related to modern France or the French
alternative gallic
- geographyAn epoch from 130.0 ± 1.5 to 89.3 ± 1.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cretaceous.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks.
adjectiveSynonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or pertaining to France or the people of France
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Origin
gallic · adjective
- LatinGallicus“of or related to Gaul”
- Englishgallic
From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), also used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to France.
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Full word history & related roots →Gallic · adjective, proper noun
- LatinGallicus“of or related to Gaul”
- EnglishGallic
From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), from Gallia (“Gaul”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”), used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan gal, gàl·lic
- galof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
- gàl·licof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Chinese Mandarin 高盧的 /高卢的
- 高盧的 /高卢的 (gāolú de)of or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Czech galský
- galskýof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Danish gallisk
- galliskof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Finnish gallialainen
- gallialainenof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
French gallique, gaulois
- galliqueTranslations
- gauloisof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
- galliqueof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
German gallisch
- gallischof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Irish Francach
- Francachof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Italian gallico
- gallicoof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Latin Gallicus
- Gallicusof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Norwegian Bokmål gallisk
- galliskof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Polish galijski
- galijskiof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Russian галльский
- галльский (gallʹskij)of or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Spanish galo
- galoof or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gallic
Cite this entry
gallic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallic
“gallic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallic.
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