Galway
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Galway
- /ˈɡɒːlweː/ Ireland
- /ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ UK
- /ˈɡoːlwɛj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɡɔlweɪ/ US
- /ˈɡɑlweɪ/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːlweɪ
Where it comes from
Anglicization of Irish Gaillimh, of uncertain meaning, said to mean "stony' (referring to the River Corrib). If so, it probably derives from Old Irish calad (“hard”); compare caillou, of Gaulish origin.
proper noun
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A county in the West of the Republic of Ireland.
I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write / About a Galway Girl and a perfect night
Similar: County Galway
- A city in County Galway, Ireland.
- A toponymic surname from Irish.
noun Galways
- Ellipsis of Galway hooker In England there are Brighton Beach boats, Centre-board sloops, Pollywogs, Lough Erne yachts, Unas, New Brighton sailing-boats, yachts of the Norfolk Broads, Itchen, Clyde sailing and Keystone boats, Penzance luggers, Cobbles, Galways, Hookers and Pookhauns […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clare, dublin, galloway, mayo, kinnell, galway bay, loughrea, sligo, westmeath, offaly, longford, westport, connacht, limerick, donegal, monaghan
Translations
Every language
name county in Ireland
| 한국어 | 골웨이 주 Gorwei ju |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ゴールウェイ州 Gōruwei-shū |
| 中文 | 戈爾韋郡 /戈尔韦郡 Gē'ěrwéi jùn |
| हिन्दी | काउंटी गॉलवे kāuṇṭī gŏlve |
| Français | Comté de Galway |
| Deutsch | Galway, County Galway |
| Italiano | Galway, contea di Galway |
| Русский | Го́луэй Góluej |
| العربية | مُقَاطَعَة غَالْوَايْ |
| עברית | מָחוֹז גולוויי makhóz gólvey |
Talk about this word "Galway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Galway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galway "Galway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galway.Cite this
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title = {Galway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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