Gala
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'''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]] (1894–1982), 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
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