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'''Gadsden Purchase''': An area of land north of the Gila River that the United States government purchased from Mexico for $10 million in 1853. Now part of Arizona and New Mexico, the Gadsden Purchase defined a clear boundary between the United States and Mexico and gave the United States the land it needed to build a southern railroad route to the Pacific Ocean. | '''Gadsden Purchase''': An area of land north of the Gila River that the United States government purchased from Mexico for $10 million in 1853. Now part of Arizona and New Mexico, the Gadsden Purchase defined a clear boundary between the United States and Mexico and gave the United States the land it needed to build a southern railroad route to the Pacific Ocean. | ||
Gaelic: Of or pertaining to the Celts; a Celtic language (Irish, Scottish, Manx | '''Gael''': A member of the ethno-linguistic group which originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to Scotland and the Isle of Man. They are speakers of the Goidelic (or Gaelic) languages of Irish, Scottish Gaelic or Manx. | ||
'''Gaelic''': Of, or pertaining to, the Goedelic Celts; a Celtic language (Irish, Scottish Galeic, Manx); or a Gaelic-speaking person from Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man. | |||
Gaspé Peninsula, Canada: A peninsula located in the mountainous region of southeast Québec, Canada, south of the St. Lawrence River. Jacques Cartier, a French navigator, landed on the peninsula and claimed the territory for France in 1535. | Gaspé Peninsula, Canada: A peninsula located in the mountainous region of southeast Québec, Canada, south of the St. Lawrence River. Jacques Cartier, a French navigator, landed on the peninsula and claimed the territory for France in 1535. | ||