Gallic
Sign in to saveGallic is an adjective that may describe: ancient Gaul (Latin: Gallia), roughly corresponding to the territory of modern France pertaining to the Gauls Roman Gaul (1st century BC to 5th century) Gallic Empire (260–273) Frankish Gaul (5th to 8th centuries) A Latinism for France, the French people, and their customs Gallic epoch, an obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous pertaining to gall, a formation induced by a parasite in plants, hence the name gallic acid, for a phenolic compound found in these formations
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Gallic is an adjective that may describe: ancient Gaul (Latin: Gallia), roughly corresponding to the territory of modern France pertaining to the Gauls Roman Gaul (1st century BC to 5th century) Gallic Empire (260–273) Frankish Gaul (5th to 8th centuries) A Latinism for France, the French people, and their customs Gallic epoch, an obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous pertaining to gall, a formation induced by a parasite in plants, hence the name gallic acid, for a phenolic compound found in these formations
'Gallic' is also a proper noun naming the following ships: , a paddle wheel steamship , a cargo steamship
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