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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:

  • SS Gallic (1894), a paddle wheel steamship
  • SS Gallic (1918), a cargo steamship

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Gallic

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Look up Gallic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gallic is an adjective that may describe: ancient Gaul (Latin: Gallia), roughly corresponding to the...

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Gallic Wars

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The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, Germany and...

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Gallic Empire

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The Gallic Empire or the Gallic Roman Empire are names used in modern historiography for a breakaway part of the Roman Empire that functioned de facto...

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Gauls

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increasingly put pressure on the Gallic sphere of influence. The Battle of Telamon (225 BC) heralded a gradual decline of Gallic power during the 2nd century...

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Gallic rooster

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The Gallic rooster (French: le coq gaulois) is a national symbol of France as a nation, as opposed to Marianne representing France as a state and its values:...

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SS Gallic

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ships of the White Star Line have borne the name SS Gallic, an adjectival reference to France: SS Gallic (1894) was a passenger tender, originally SS Birkenhead...

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Gallic acid

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Gallic acid (also known as 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid) is a trihydroxybenzoic acid with the formula C6H2(OH)3CO2H. It is classified as a phenolic acid...

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Commentarii de Bello Gallico

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Commentaries on the Gallic War), also Bellum Gallicum (English: Gallic War), is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person...

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Gaul

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Gáedel re Gallaib. As adjectives, English has the two variants: Gaulish and Gallic. The two adjectives are used synonymously, as "pertaining to Gaul or the...

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Battle of Alesia

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(September 52 BC) was the climactic military engagement of the Gallic Wars, fought around the Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of Alesia in modern France...

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Shrug

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Iraq may interpret a shrug as a somewhat impolite sign of confidence. The Gallic shrug, "generally a nuanced gesture with myriad meanings", is performed...

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List of Celtic deities

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nemetons Artio - Gallic goddess of the bear Axona - Gallic goddess of the river Aisne Belisama - Gallic and Brittonic goddess Bergusia - Gallic goddess of Alesia...

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Vercingetorix

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[wɛrkɪŋˈɡɛtɔriːks]; Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ [u.erkiŋɡeˈtoriks]; c. 80 – 46 BC) was a Gallic king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in a failed...

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French Confession of Faith

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portal The French Confession of Faith (1559) or Confession de La Rochelle or Gallic Confession of Faith (Confessio Gallicana) is a Reformed confession of faith...

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Imperial helmet

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"Imperial Gallic" and "Imperial Italic". They drew these names from their main manufacturers, rather than wearers – Robinson believed "Imperial Gallic" helmets...

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Julius Caesar

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A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently...

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Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe

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Gallic groups, originating from the various La Tène chiefdoms, began a southeastern movement into the Balkans from the 4th century BC. Although Gallic...

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Gallic horse

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Gallic horse, also known as Equus caballus gallicus, is a prehistoric subspecies of Equus caballus (the horse) that lived in the Upper Paleolithic. It...

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Battle of the Allia

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The Battle of the Allia was fought c. 387 BC between the Senones – a Gallic tribe led by Brennus, who had invaded Northern Italy – and the Roman Republic...

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Gallic epoch

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The Gallic epoch is an obsolete epoch of the Mesozoic Era's Cretaceous, the latter being a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from...

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Ancient Celtic warfare

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such as southern Britain. Resulting in the adoption of Roman culture by Gallic and Brittonic cultures. This led to the rise of hybrid cultures known as...

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Galik alphabet

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The Galik script (Mongolian: Али-гали үсэг, Ali-Gali üseg) is an extension to the traditional Mongolian script. It was created in 1587 by the translator...

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Chronica Gallica of 452

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The Chronica Gallica of 452, also called the Gallic Chronicle of 452, is a Latin chronicle of Late Antiquity, presented in the form of annals, which continues...

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Roman Gaul

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Mediterranean settlements on the coast continued to be threatened by the powerful Gallic tribes to the north and in 122 BC the Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus...

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Moons of Saturn

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Inuit and Gallic groups and the large retrograde Norse group, and their names are chosen from the corresponding mythologies (with the Gallic group corresponding...

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Rosa gallica

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Rosa gallica, the Gallic rose, French rose, or rose of Provins, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, native to southern and central Europe...

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