Galloway

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡæləˌweɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gal′ə wā′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Gal•lo•way  (gal′ə wā′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa historic region in SW Scotland.
  2. one of a Scottish breed of beef cattle having a coat of curly, black hair.
  3. Dog and Cat Breedsone of a Scottish breed of small, strong horses.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Galloway / ˈɡæləˌweɪ/
  1. an area of SW Scotland, on the Solway Firth: consists of the former counties of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown, now part of Dumfries and Galloway; in the west is a large peninsula, the Rhins of Galloway, with the Mull of Galloway, a promontory, at the south end of it (the southernmost point of Scotland)
  2. a breed of hardy beef cattle, usually black, originally bred in Galloway
'Galloway' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dumfries - Dumfries and Galloway - Dumfriesshire - Gallovidian - Galwegian - Gretna Green - Kirkcudbrightshire - Lockerbie - Stranraer - Wigtownshire

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