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galicia
  • n  a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
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galician
  • n  a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
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galictis vittatus
  • n  carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
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galiella rufa
  • n  the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk
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galilean satellite
  • n  one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
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galilean telescope
  • n  a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy
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galilee
  • n  an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
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galileo
  • n  Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
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galileo galilei
  • n  Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
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