Galicia
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Galicia may refer to:
Geographic regions
[edit]- Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain
- Gallaecia, a Roman province
- The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia
- The medieval Kingdom of Galicia
- The Republic of Galicia, which only lasted for a few hours on 27 June 1931
- Galicia (Eastern Europe), a historical region in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine
- The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia or Kingdom of Rus, a medieval kingdom
- The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a crown land of the Austrian Empire and later the Austrian half (Cisleithania) of Austria-Hungary
- West Galicia or New Galicia, a short-lived administrative region of the Austrian Empire, eventually merged into the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- The District of Galicia, part of the Nazi General Government during the World War II occupation of Poland
Named after Spanish Galicia
[edit]- Galicia, Aklan, a barangay in Panay, Philippines
- Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain that joined Mexico
- Nueva Galicia, an old name applied to the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile
Ships
[edit]- Spanish ship Galicia (1750), Spanish third-rate ship of the line
- Galicia-class landing platform dock, a ship class of the Spanish Navy
- Spanish ship Galicia (L51), lead ship of the Galicia-class
- Spanish landing ship Galicia (L31), formerly USS San Marcos, bought in 1974 by the Spanish Navy
Sports
[edit]- Deportivo Galicia, a Venezuelan football club
- FC Deportivo Galicia, an English football club
- Galícia Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club
- Brookhattan–Galicia, called Galicia 1958–1961, New York City soccer club
- Galicia national football team, a Spanish team
- Galicja national football team, a Polish team
Other uses
[edit]- Galicia (crustacean), a fossil in family Erymidae