Galicia

Speech parts

1. Galicia - Noun

2. Galicia - Proper noun

Meaning

a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay

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After 1829, the country also became an important destination for immigration of Ashkenazi Jews from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria and areas of Russia (see History of the Jews in Romania and Sudiţi ). Source: Internet

Afonso exiled his mother to Galicia, and took over rule of the County of Portugal. Source: Internet

Administrative divisions Prior to the 1833 territorial division of Spain Galicia was divided into seven administrative provinces : The seven silver crosses on the coat of arms of Galicia refer to these seven historic provinces. Source: Internet

After the so-called Ausgleich of February 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into a dualist Austria-Hungary and a slow yet steady process of liberalisation of Austrian rule in Galicia started. Source: Internet

Afonso was obliged to surrender as his ransom almost all the conquests he had made in Galicia in the previous year. Source: Internet

A golden chalice enclosed in a field of azure has been the symbol of Galicia since the 13th century. Source: Internet

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