Gaul

2 definitions found

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

  Gaul \Gaul\, n. [F. Gaule, fr. L. Gallia, fr. Gallus a Gaul.]
     1. The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the
        Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and
        Cisalpine Gaul).
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A native or inhabitant of Gaul.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gaul
       n 1: a person of French descent [syn: {frog}]
       2: a Celt of ancient Gaul
       3: an ancient region of western Europe that included what is
          now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of
          Germany and the Netherlands [syn: {Gallia}]