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Galloway¹

  • /ˈɡaləwe/ Scotland
  • /ˈɡæləweɪ/ UK

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lakefield Township, Saginaw County and Lafayette Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
  3. A neighbourhood of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
  4. A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  5. An unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas.
  7. A census-designated place and coal town in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  8. An unincorporated community in the town of Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  9. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
  10. A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand.
  11. A surname.

noun Galloways

  1. One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.

galloway²

noun galloways

  1. A kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland. but if you have no mercy upon them, yet ſpare your ſelfe, leſt you bejade the good Galloway, your owne opiniaſter Wit,

    Similar: cuddy, gallowa, garron, garran, pony

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: galway, gallowegian, gallovidian, galwegian, dumfriesshire, gallowglass, scottish gaelic, clydeside, loch ryan, scottish, lochalsh, scots gaelic, clydesdale, cairn water, inverclyde, gowan

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name region of Scotland

中文加洛韋 /加洛韦 Jiāluòwéi

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"galloway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galloway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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galloway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galloway

Chicago

"galloway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galloway.

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@misc{galloway_2026,
  title = {galloway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galloway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}