Gallic
Of the French
Gallic means relating to France or the French, often with a slightly ironic or affectionate tone: Gallic charm, a Gallic shrug, that peculiarly Gallic disdain for fast food.
The word derives from Gaul, the ancient Roman name for the region.
It suggests quintessentially French qualities—sophistication, insouciance, or stubborn independence. (Lowercase gallic is a chemical term.)
Gallic cultural character
- ParisianOf France's capital
- MarianneFrench national allegory
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- beretFlat wool cap
shrug · esprit · panache · joie de vivre · chauvinism · Voltaire · Molière · tricolor
Ancient Western European peoples
- druidsCeltic spiritual leaders
- tribesAncestral social groups
- La TèneLate Iron Age culture
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
chariots · pantheon · druid · bard · clan · tribe · ritual · sacred grove
Roman dictator and general
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
subjugation · tribute · Romanization · auxiliaries · rebellion · capitulation · hostages · legionary
Frenchness
Gallic cultural character
beret · shrug · esprit · panache · joie de vivre · chauvinism · Voltaire · Molière · tricolor · boulevard
Asterix
Gauls
Ancient Western European peoples
warriors · chariots · pantheon · druid · bard · clan · tribe · ritual · sacred grove · torc
Julius Caesar
Roman dictator and general
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
provinces · subjugation · tribute · Romanization · auxiliaries · rebellion · capitulation · hostages · legionary · cohort
- French Thingsbaguette, beret, Eiffel Tower, croissant, Louvre
- Roman GaulGauls, Druids, Julius Caesar, Lyon, Roman conquest