English · Idiom Historical

Gallic Wars

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

This word, converted into Tnnovantes, gave rise to the myth that the people referred to came from Troy. Sec TROYNOVANT.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dẫn đến thần thoại về nguồn gốc từ Troy

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: War & fighting Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Gallic Wars” mean?

This word, converted into Tnnovantes, gave rise to the myth that the people referred to came from Troy. Sec TROYNOVANT.

Is “Gallic Wars” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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