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Galloway
Galloway district, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. The Rhinns, or Rinns, of Galloway is a rocky double peninsula that juts into the North Channel of the Irish Sea; its southern extremity is called the Mull of Galloway and is the southernmost point in Scotland. The black, hornless Galloway cattle have long been bred in this region. Dairying is the primary industry. |
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"Galloway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Galloway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Galloway.html "Galloway." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Galloway.html |
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Galloway
Galloway, Canada, UK, USA UK (Scotland): a region and now part of the unitary district of Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries). It has a complex early history involving Britons, Angles, Vikings (Norse and Danish), Normans and the so‐called Gall Gaidhil, the ‘Stranger Gaels’, from whom the names of the region and its people are supposed to be derived.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galloway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galloway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Galloway.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Galloway." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Galloway.html |
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Galloway
Galloway (district) Dumf. Galweya c.970. ‘(Territory among the) stranger Gaels’. Gaelic gall + Ghaidel. The ‘stranger Gaels’ were people of mixed Irish and Scandinavian descent who settled here in the 9th cent.
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A. D. MILLS. "Galloway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Galloway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Galloway.html A. D. MILLS. "Galloway." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Galloway.html |
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Galloway
Gal·lo·way / ˈgaləˌwā/ • n. an animal of a breed of cattle that originated in Galloway, Scotland. They are hornless and black and are raised for beef. |
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"Galloway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Galloway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-galloway.html "Galloway." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-galloway.html |
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"galloway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "galloway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-galloway.html "galloway." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-galloway.html |
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