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Galicia may refer to:

Geographic regions[]

  • Galicia, Spain, an autonomous community with the official status of a nationality
    • 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) (Halychyna, Halicz), 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, of Austria-Hungary
    • West 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
  • Galicia (Philippines), a barangay in Negros Occidental, Philippines
  • Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain, now in Mexico
  • Nueva Galicia, an old name applied to the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile

Ships[]

  • Galicia-class landing platform dock, a ship class of the Spanish Navy
    • Spanish ship Galicia (L51), lead ship of the above class
  • the USS San Marcos (LSD-25), which was sold to the Spanish Navy in 1974 and renamed as Galicia (L-31)

Sports[]

  • Deportivo Galicia, a Venezuelan football club
  • Galícia Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club

Other uses[]

  • Galicia Jewish Museum in Kazimierz, Poland

See also[]

  • Galician
  • Galatia
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