Definitions

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  • noun A Romanized Gaul, i.e. a Gaulish person that had adopted or adapted the culture, language etc. of the Roman Empire following the establishment of Roman rule in the region of Gaul.
  • adjective Pertaining to period of Roman rule in Gaul, 50 BC–486 AD.
  • adjective Pertaining to the Gallo-Romans.

Etymologies

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From Gallo- +‎ Roman

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Examples

  • In the very back of the 2nd building, at the bottom of a staircase in the old Orangerie are the Gallo-Roman relics and some Neolithic finds.

    What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • On the last leg of a daylong journey, one beginning at a Gallo-Roman amphitheater* in Paris's Latin quarter and ending eight hours later in our medieval hometown, I sent myself flowers* (figuratively speaking, as the French do when they want to congratulate themselves via a verbal patting on the back).

    sur-le-champ - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • In the very back of the 2nd building, at the bottom of a staircase in the old Orangerie are the Gallo-Roman relics and some Neolithic finds.

    What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • On the last leg of a daylong journey, one beginning at a Gallo-Roman amphitheater* in Paris's Latin quarter and ending eight hours later in our medieval hometown, I sent myself flowers* (figuratively speaking, as the French do when they want to congratulate themselves via a verbal patting on the back).

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    Martigny 2009

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    Cultural 2009

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    January 2009 2009

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    Medieval Trails 2009

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    Wine 2009

  • From this point on Octodurum became an important Gallo-Roman centre sandwiched between the Celtic and Mediterranean cultures of Europe.

    Travelogue 2009

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