how to pronounce galloway

/ˈɡæləwɛɪ/

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galloway is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of galloway in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in Dumfries and Galloway is shut returns …”

meanings of galloway

name:

A surname.
A formerly Gaelic-speaking region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland as part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Its capital is Kirkcudbright.

noun:

A kind of small horse.
One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.

galloway frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word galloway occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.