Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gaul"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gaul \Gaul\, n. [F. Gaule, fr. L. Gallia, fr. Gallus a Gaul.]
1. The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the
Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and
Cisalpine Gaul).
2. A native or inhabitant of Gaul.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Gaul
n 1: a person of French descent [syn: {frog}, {Gaul}]
2: a Celt of ancient Gaul [syn: {Gaul}]
3: an ancient region of western Europe that included northern
Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the
Netherlands [syn: {Gaul}, {Gallia}]
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