Gala
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Events and festivities
- A galaFestivalA festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
, a festivity (in a prepositional phrase, e.g. "at the gala", it means "festive") - A swimming galaSwimming galaA swimming gala is a swimming competition between clubs or groups of swimmers, usually of young people. This term is primarily used in the UK and South Africa; in Australia swimming carnival is the norm....
is a British/South African term for an amateur swimming competition, often known as a swimming carnival in Australia.
Fiction, film, music and gaming
- Gala (singer), an Italian pop singer-songwriter
- Gala (album)Gala (album)-Component EPs/tracks:The EPs and tracks that make up the album are:Sweetness and Light EP* Tracks 1, 2, and 3: released 15 October 1990** Produced by Tim Friese-Greene** Engineered by Ed Buller...
, a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Lush - Gala, a planet in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
- Gala, protagonist of the Legend of LegaiaLegend of Legaiais a 1998 Sony PlayStation role-playing video game created by Contrail. The game was followed by a 2001 video game called Legaia 2: Duel Saga on the PlayStation 2...
video game - Gala BrandGala BrandGala Brand is a fictional character in the James Bond novel Moonraker. She does not appear in the movie version of the novel, however, as the film is an almost total rewrite of the novel. The only other Bond girl of the Ian Fleming novels to share this fate is Vivienne Michel of the novel The Spy...
, a fictional character of Ian Fleming's James Bond series novel, Moonraker (did not appear in the film version)
Music
- GALA ChorusesGALA ChorusesThe Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses is an international association of LGBT choruses founded in 1982. Its goal is to foster artistic and organizational development within its member choruses. The association includes almost 10,000 vocalists in over 100 associated choruses singing as...
, an association of GLBT choral groups - Gala Rizzatto, known as Gala, an italian pop singer-songwriter
Names, organizations, and brands
- GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)GALA is a non-profit Missouri corporation that is an association of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons and their family and friends that are connected with the Community of Christ....
, a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ - "Gala", the nickname of Galatasaray S.K.Galatasaray S.K.Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
, a football club in Turkey - Gala (supermarket)Gala (supermarket)Gala is a convenience store chain in Ireland. Established in 1998, Gala now has 200 stores nationwide, all under franchise. In 2008 they celebrated their tenth year in business.Gary Desmond is CEO....
, an Irish convenience store chain - Gala Inc.Gala Inc.is a holding company based in Tokyo, Japan, that administers GALA Group, which is made up of subsidiary companies of Gala Inc. The group of companies embraces three types of business: MMORPG games, web design and data mining...
, a pure holding company that administers 'GALA Group' which is in the online gaming industry. - Gala Coral Group, a betting shop (Coral) and bingo hall (Gala Bingo) operator based in the United Kingdom
- Gala RFCGala RFCGala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale....
, a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland - Gala TVGala TVGala TV is a bingo channel in the United Kingdom which launched on October 4, 2006 replacing Avago. The channel was due to be launched on September 13, 2006, but due to technical problems it was held back. Gala TV is produced by production company etv media group...
, the television channel produced by Gala Bingo
People
- Antonio GalaAntonio GalaAntonio Gala Velasco is a Spanish poet, playwright, novelist and writer.Gala was born in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real , although he moved very soon to Córdoba and is widely considered an Andalusian....
(b. 1936), Spanish poet and novelist - Gabe GalaGabe GalaGabriel "Gabe" Gala is a Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He now currently plays for Mississauga Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League.-Youth:...
(b. 1989), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player - Gala was the old name of an ethnic group in southeast Ethiopia. The ethnic name has been changed to OromoOromo peopleThe Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, .and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census...
as the name Gala is considered offensive. - Gala (King of the Massylii)Gala (King of the Massylii)King Gala was a Berber king of the Massylii, an eastern Numidian tribe in the Ancient Algerian Maghreb of North Africa.Gala reigned during the Second Punic War of ancient Rome. He was the father of King Masinissa, and the brother of Oezalces....
, King of the Massylii of eastern Numidia - Gala DalíGala DalíGala Dalí , usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of first Paul Éluard, then Salvador Dalí, and an inspiration for them and many other writers and artists.- Early years :...
(1894–1982), the wife of French poet Paul ÉluardPaul ÉluardPaul Éluard, born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel , was a French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.-Biography:...
and CatalanCatalan peopleThe Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
painter Salvador DalíSalvador DalíSalvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain.... - Gala Rizzatto, (b. 1975), New York-based Italian singer-songwriter whose hit songs include "Freed from DesireFreed from Desire"Freed from Desire" is a 1996 dance song recorded by the Italian artist Gala. Released as the first single from her second album Come into My Life, it was a hit in many countries, topping the charts in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Israel, Brazil, Greece and Denmark.The track was released in the...
" (1997) and "Come into My LifeCome into My Life (song)"Come into My Life" is a song recorded in 1988 as a duet between singers Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito. It was featured in the film Coming to America and was released in the United States as a single from the film's original soundtrack...
" (1997) - Latin for "pumpkin"
Places
- Gala, TibetGala, TibetGala is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China....
, a village. - A contraction of GalashielsGalashielsGalashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala" .Galashiels is a major commercial centre for the Scottish Borders...
, a Border town in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Others
- Gala, a Greek word (γάλα) meaning "milkMilkMilk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
". (See also Milky WayMilky WayThe Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System. This name derives from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky...
and GalaxyGalaxyA galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter. The word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias , literally "milky", a...
etymology.) - GALA (Graduated Audio Level Adjustment), using the speed pulse of the vehicle speed sensor (VSS)Wheel speed sensorA wheel speed sensor or vehicle speed sensor is a type of tachometer. It is a sender device used for reading the speed of a vehicle's wheel rotation...
to adjust the volume in a car audioCar audioCar audio/video , auto radio, mobile audio, 12-volt and other terms are used to describe the sound or video system fitted in an automobile. While 12-volt audio and video systems are also used, marketed, or manufactured for marine, aviation, and buses, this article focuses on cars as the most common...
head unitHead unitA head unit, sometimes referred to as a "deck", is a component of a stereo system either in a vehicle or home cinema system which provides a unified hardware interface for the various components of an electronic media system. An antiquated name for a head unit is a receiver; this article focuses...
See also
- GalahGalahThe Galah , Eolophus roseicapilla, also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo or Pink and Grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia.It is endemic on the mainland and was...
, a cockatoo native to Australia - Galla PlacidiaGalla PlacidiaAelia Galla Placidia , daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, was the Regent for Emperor Valentinian III from 423 until his majority in 437, and a major force in Roman politics for most of her life...
, Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great.