"Gala" meaning in English

See Gala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡælə/ [place], /ˈɡeɪlə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡælə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡɑːlə/ (note: apple) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Clipping of Galashiels. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Galashiels}} Clipping of Galashiels Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gala
  1. (informal) Galashiels, a town in Scotland. Tags: informal Related terms: Gala Water
    Sense id: en-Gala-en-name-kUqAbD7U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡælə/ [place], /ˈɡeɪlə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡælə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡɑːlə/ (note: apple) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Turkish Gala. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|Gala}} Turkish Gala Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gala
  1. (sports) Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)
    Sense id: en-Gala-en-name-pTBYprC5 Categories (other): Sports, Football (soccer) Disambiguation of Football (soccer): 0 100 0 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡælə/ [place], /ˈɡeɪlə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡælə/ (note: apple), /ˈɡɑːlə/ (note: apple) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gala2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Galas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gala (plural Galas)
  1. A type of apple, a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious. Translations (a type of apple): 加拿 (Chinese Cantonese), 加拿果 (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Gala-en-noun--hoZ4-Oj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Cantonese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 30 53 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 16 22 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 15 42 13 4 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 45 15 2 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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