Gallois as a
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
word means "Welsh". ''Le gallois'' (in lower case) refers to the
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...
; ''un Gallois'' (capitalised) means "a
Welshman" and ''une Galloise'' (capitalised) means "a
Welshwoman
The Welsh ( cy, Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales. "Welsh people" applies to those who were born in Wales ( cy, Cymru) and to those who have Welsh ancestry, perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and sh ...
.
It may refer to:
People
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Gallois (surname) Gallois is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Évariste Galois (1811–1832), French mathematician
* Jean Gallois (abbot) (1632–1707), French scholar and abbé
* Jean Gallois (musicologist), pseudonym of French musicolo ...
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Évariste Galois
Évariste Galois (; ; 25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832) was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, ...
(1811–1832), French mathematician
Other
* ''
Perceval le Gallois
''Perceval le Gallois'' () is a 1978 historical drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the 12th-century Arthurian romance ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail'' by Chrétien de Troyes.
Synopsis
The film chronicles Percival's kni ...
'' (1978) French film directed by Éric Rohmer
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Galois theory
In mathematics, Galois theory, originally introduced by Évariste Galois, provides a connection between field theory and group theory. This connection, the fundamental theorem of Galois theory, allows reducing certain problems in field theory to ...
, a mathematical theory connecting field theory and group theory
See also
* ''Gaulois'', French for a person of
Gaul
Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy (only during ...
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Gauloises
Gauloises (, "Gaulish" eminine pluralin French; ''cigarette'' is a feminine noun in French) is a brand of cigarette of French origin. It is produced by the company Imperial Tobacco following its acquisition of Altadis in January 2008 in most co ...
, a brand of French cigarettes
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