Gaul
[ɡɔ:l]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands.
(noun.) a Celt of ancient Gaul.
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Definition
(n.) The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul).
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Gaul.
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Definition
n. a name of ancient France: an inhabitant of Gaul.—adj. Gaul′ish.
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Examples
- Whereupon Hannibal marched straight through the south of Gaul, and crossed the Alps (218 B.C.) into Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He invaded Gaul. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There was a time when very few priests in Britain or Gaul could read the gospel or their service books. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In such a country as Gaul it was already well in progress in the days of insecurity _before_ the barbarian tribes broke into the empire as conquerors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The description of Palladius is as follows: In the plains of Gaul, they use this quick way of reaping, and without reapers cut large fields with an ox in one day. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Most of Gaul, Holland, and the Rhineland was under the fairly vigorous, Christianized, and much more civilized kingdom of the Franks. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Barbarian world was agitated by the rapid impulse of war; and the peace of Gaul or Italy was shaken by the distant revolutions of China. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- C?sar had come back to Rome from Gaul a hero and conqueror. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His new imitator would come back from Egypt and India--Egypt and India were to be his Gaul. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gaul was divided among Visigoths, Franks, and Burgundians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The legions in Gaul were under the command of a Frank, and the Emperor Theodosius I (emp. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The leader of the Gauls who sacked Rome was named Brennus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Gauls rose and marched south; they were defeated, and 40,000 of them killed at Telamon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From the west came the Gauls, a people closely related to the Kelts. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is true that the Gauls made use of an instrument nearly two thousand years before, but this contrivance fell into disuse with the decline of the Gallic fields. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This device of the Gauls had lance-shaped knives, or teeth with sharpened sides, projecting from a bar, like guard teeth, but set close together to form a sort of comb. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He gained two great victories in North Italy, and won over the Gauls to his side. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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