gaul

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gaul
    n 1: a person of French descent [syn: {frog}, {Gaul}]
    2: a Celt of ancient Gaul
    3: an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now
       northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and
       the Netherlands [syn: {Gaul}, {Gallia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gaul \Gaul\, n. [F. Gaule, fr. L. Gallia, fr. Gallus a Gaul.]
   1. The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the
      Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and
      Cisalpine Gaul).
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A native or inhabitant of Gaul.
      [1913 Webster]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

GAUL

Dying, a brave soldier who posed for his statue when
mortally wounded.

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