Gala 1595310 216034377 2008-05-30T19:58:57Z 12.41.4.180 /* People */ {{Wiktionarypar|gala}} '''Gala''' may refer to: *A gala, a [[wikt:festivity|festivity]] (as an adjective, e.g. "a gala event", it means "[[wikt:festive|festive]]") *[[Gala, Tibet]], a village *''Gala'', a Greek word (γάλα){{Clarifyme|date=September 2007}}<!--Use Greek unicode, not math markup, or it will be gibberish to screen readers.--> meaning "[[milk]]". ''(See also [[Milky Way]] and [[Galaxy]] etymology.)'' *[[Gala (apple)]], a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand ==Specific events and event types== *[[Durham Miners' Gala]], a famous gala in the north of England *[[Swimming gala]], an amateur swimming competition ==Organization, company and brand names== *[[GALA]], the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) *[[Gala Group]], a betting shop (Coral) and bingo hall (Gala Bingo) operator based in the United Kingdom *[[Gala TV]], the television channel produced by Gala Bingo *[[GALA Choruses]], an association of GLBT choral groups *[[Gala RFC]], a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland *"Gala", the nickname of [[Galatasaray S.K.]], a football (soccer) club in Turkey ==People== *[[List of Kings of Numidia|Gala]], King of the Masaesyles of eastern Numidia *[[Gala Dalí]] (1894&ndash;1982), the wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí *[[Gala Darling]] (b. 1983), fashion writer *[[Antonio Gala]] (b. 1936), Spanish poet and novelist. *[[Gala (singer)]], New York-based singer/songwriter whose hits include 'Freed from Desire', 'Let a Boy a Cry', 'Come into my Life', 'Faraway', 'Tough Love' :''See also [[Galla Placidia]], Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great.'' ==Fiction, film and gaming== *[[Gala Brand]], a fictional character of Ian Fleming's "James Bond" series novel ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]'' (did not appear in the film version) *[[List of Star Wars planets (E-G)#Gala|Gala]], a planet in the "Star Wars" expanded universe *[[Legend of Legaia characters|Gala]], protagonist of the ''Legend of Legaia'' video game {{disambig}} [[ca:Gala]] [[de:Gala]] [[es:Gala]] [[fr:Gala]] [[gl:Gala]] [[nl:Gala]] [[ja:ガラ]] [[pl:Gala]] [[pt:Gala]]