# gauls

/ˈɡɔɫz/ (US) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/gauls
Updated: 2026-10-16

## Definition

the ancient Celtic people who lived in France and nearby lands over two thousand years ago, before the Romans took over.

For teachers: members of the Celtic tribes that inhabited the region the Romans called Gaul, largely corresponding to present-day France, Belgium, and northern Italy, until conquest by Rome in the first century BCE.

## Examples

- History books describe the Gauls as brave warriors.
- In history class we learn how the Gauls fought Julius Caesar's armies across ancient France.
- Scholars still debate how the Gauls preserved tribal traditions while adopting Roman roads, language, and law after conquest.

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