galatea
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galatea¹
Where it comes from
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.
noun galateas
- A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave He wore a blue galatea shirt, corduroy trousers and riding boots.
Galatea²
- /ˌɡæləˈtiːə/
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
From Latin Galatēa, from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia).
proper noun
- Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
- Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
- Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
- A moon of Neptune.
- 74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.
- A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.
Translations
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noun cotton fabric
| Русский | галате́я galatéja |
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name Galatea
| 中文 | 伽拉忒亞 /伽拉忒亚 Jiālātèyà |
|---|---|
| Français | Galatée |
| Ελληνικά | Γαλάτεια Galáteia |
| Русский | Галате́я Galatéja |
Talk about this word "galatea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galatea. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. galatea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galatea "galatea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galatea.Cite this
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title = {galatea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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