Gallup

See also: gallup

English

Etymology

English surname, possibly from the verb gallop; or also possibly shortened from Galpin.

Proper noun

Gallup (countable and uncountable, plural Gallups)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    • 2023 December 5, Athena Jones, “Efforts to close gender interest gap in STEM must be stepped up, Gen Z survey shows”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap.
  2. A city, the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.
    • 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN‎[2]:
      Driving north from Gallup, New Mexico, on State Route 491 toward the Four Corners Monument, one passes through the vast, arid lands of the eastern Navajo Nation.

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