Definition of Galway

1. Noun. A port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland

Definition of Galway

1. Proper noun. A county in the Republic of Ireland ¹

2. Proper noun. A city in the county of Galway, Ireland. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galway

Gallus gallus
Galo
Galois
Galois theory
Galsworthy
Galton
Galton's delta
Galton's law
Galtonia candicans
Galtonian-Fisher genetics
Galvani
Galveston
Galveston Bay
Galveston Island
Galway (current term)
Galway Bay
Galway hooker
Galway hookers
Galwegian
Galwegians
Galápagos Islands
Galápagos hawk
Galápagos hawks
Galápagos sea lion
Galápagos sea lions
Gamay
Gambel's quail
Gambelia

Literary usage of Galway

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"Galway Corporation Book B. Eli ted by Martin J. Blake. ... A statistical and agricultural survey of the county of Galway, with observations on the means of ..."

2. Journal by Bond & Share Society, New Hampshire Dental Society, American Wine Society, Manning Valley Historical Society (1908)
"This latest issue of the Galway Journal is devoted entirely to a reproduction of the Galway Corporation Book B, prefixed to which Mr. Martin J. Blake ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"The county Galway gauges are nearly all on a line, which also runs nearly ... The railway from Ballinasloe to the City of Galway marks approximately the ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"Mr. Morgan's previously-cited letter from Kilcolgan, of July 20th, 1691, shows this, by its statement of what some persons, who escaped from Galway, ..."

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