Volcae

Noun

 * 1)  A Gallic tribal confederation that invaded Macedonia c. 270 BC and fought the assembled Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 279 BC.

Etymology
Possibly from (cf. the personal names Gaulish  and Welsh ), or alternatively (but less likely ), in turn from , as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.