gallic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
    • Ancient Gallic dialects
    • Gallic migrations
    • the Gallic Wars
  2. adjective of or pertaining to France or the people of France
    French.
    • French cooking
    • a Gallic shrug

WordNet

Gal"lic adjective
Etymology
From Gallium.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.
Gal"lic adjective
Etymology
From Gall the excrescence.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.
Gal"lic adjective
Etymology
L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.

Webster 1913