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# gaul

noun, proper name (Gaul, Gauls)

«gaul» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Gaul was the old name for a large area of western Europe in Roman times, mostly where France and Belgium are today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#m1)
2. A Gaul was a person from Gaul, one of the Celtic peoples who lived there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about the Romans: Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. Children know it from the Asterix comics about a little Gaulish village. Phrases: «Roman Gaul», «the Gauls», «Gaulish».

### Examples

- Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x1)
- The Gauls were Celtic people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x2)
- In the Asterix stories, one village of Gauls holds out against Rome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x3)
- Gaul was divided into three parts, Caesar wrote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x4)
- France was once part of Gaul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x5)
- The Gauls fought bravely against the Roman army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x6)
- We drew a map of Roman Gaul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x7)
- A Gaulish warrior wore a helmet and a cloak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/#x8)

### Note

Always written with a capital G. Sounds like «gall» and «Gaul» in some accents. Adjective: Gaulish or Gallic. Not the same as «goal».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gaul» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gaul/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gaul» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gaul.html) on Mova free.