Galilee,

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Galilee \Gal"i*lee\, n. [Supposed to have been so termed in
     allusion to the scriptural "Galilee of the Gentiles." cf. OF.
     galil['e]e.] (Arch.)
     A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey
     church, where the monks collected on returning from
     processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment,


     and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they
     were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently
     applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham
     cathedrals. --Gwilt.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Galilee
     circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered
     him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of
     Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it
     "the land of Cabul" (q.v.). The Jews called it Galil. It
     continued long to be occupied by the original inhabitants, and
     hence came to be called "Galilee of the Gentiles" (Matt. 4:15),
     and also "Upper Galilee," to distinguish it from the extensive
     addition afterwards made to it toward the south, which was
     usually called "Lower Galilee." In the time of our Lord, Galilee
     embraced more than one-third of Western Palestine, extending
     "from Dan on the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, to the
     ridges of Carmel and Gilboa on the south, and from the Jordan
     valley on the east away across the splendid plains of Jezreel
     and Acre to the shores of the Mediterranean on the west."
     Palestine was divided into three provinces, Judea, Samaria, and
     Galilee, which comprehended the whole northern section of the
     country (Acts 9:31), and was the largest of the three.
     
       It was the scene of some of the most memorable events of
     Jewish history. Galilee also was the home of our Lord during at
     least thirty years of his life. The first three Gospels are
     chiefly taken up with our Lord's public ministry in this
     province. "The entire province is encircled with a halo of holy
     associations connected with the life, works, and teachings of
     Jesus of Nazareth." "It is noteworthy that of his thirty-two
     beautiful parables, no less than ninteen were spoken in Galilee.
     And it is no less remarkable that of his entire thirty-three
     great miracles, twenty-five were wrought in this province. His
     first miracle was wrought at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, and
     his last, after his resurrection, on the shore of Galilee's sea.
     In Galilee our Lord delivered the Sermon on The Mount, and the
     discourses on 'The Bread of Life,' on 'Purity,' on
     'Forgiveness,' and on 'Humility.' In Galilee he called his first
     disciples; and there occurred the sublime scene of the
     Transfiguration" (Porter's Through Samaria).
     
       When the Sanhedrin were about to proceed with some plan for
     the condemnation of our Lord (John 7:45-52), Nicodemus
     interposed in his behalf. (Comp. Deut. 1:16,17; 17:8.) They
     replied, "Art thou also of Galilee?.... Out of Galilee ariseth
     no prophet." This saying of theirs was "not historically true,
     for two prophets at least had arisen from Galilee, Jonah of
     Gath-hepher, and the greatest of all the prophets, Elijah of
     Thisbe, and perhaps also Nahum and Hosea. Their contempt for
     Galilee made them lose sight of historical accuracy" (Alford,
     Com.).
     
       The Galilean accent differed from that of Jerusalem in being
     broader and more guttural (Mark 14:70).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Galilee, wheel; revolution