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Adjective: Galilean  ,ga-lu'lee-un or ,ga-lu'ley-un
  1. Of or relating to Galileo or his works
    "The Galilean telescope design revolutionized astronomy"
     
  2. Of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants
    "The Galilean accent was distinctive in ancient times";
    - Galilaean
Noun: Galilean  ,ga-lu'lee-un or ,ga-lu'ley-un
  1. An inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
    - Galilaean
     
  2. One of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
    - Galilean satellite

Derived forms: Galileans

Type of: denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, satellite

Encyclopedia: Galilean