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Gala may refer to:

Music

Gala (album), a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush
Gala – The Collection, a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman
GALA Choruses, an association of LGBT choral groups
Gala, a 1986 album by The Walker Brothers

Organizations and brands

GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance), a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ
Gala (supermarket), an Irish convenience store chain
Gala Coral Group, a betting shop and bingo hall operator based in the United Kingdom
Gala Inc., a Japanese holding company
Gala RFC, a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland
Gala TV, a television channel
"Gala", a nickname of Turkish football club Galatasaray S.K.

People

Gala (king), king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
Gala (singer), Italian singer/songwriter
Gala Dalí (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
Gala Aleksić (born 1969), Serbian actress
Antonio Gala (born 1930), Spanish poet and novelist
Gabe Gala (born 1989), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player
Rosa Gala (born 1995), Angolan basketball player

Places

Gala, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Gala, Tibet, a village
Gala, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
Puerto Gala, a hamlet in southern Chile
A contraction of Galashiels, a Border town in Scotland

Others

Gala (apple), a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand
Gala (board game), a board game played in Thailand and Myanmar
Gala (festivity), a festival
Gala (literary prize), awarded by the Tbilisi City Assembly, Georgia
Gala (magazine), a French magazine
Gala (potato)
Gala (priests), the lamenting priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna
Gala Brand, a fictional character of the James Bond novel Moonraker (did not appear in the film version)
Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning milk; see Galaxy § Etymology
Swimming gala, an amateur Australia swimming competition

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 '''Gala''' may refer to:
-==Agriculture==
-*[[Gala (apple)]], a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand.
-==Events and festivities==
-* [[Gala (festivity)]]
-* [[Swimming gala]], an amateur swimming competition, often known as a ''swimming carnival'' in Australia.
-==Fiction, film and gaming==
-*Gala, protagonist of the ''[[Legend of Legaia]]'' video game
-*[[Gala Brand]], a fictional character of Ian Fleming's ''James Bond'' series novel, ''Moonraker'' (did not appear in the film version)
-*[[Mak-yek|Gala (Thai game)]], [[board game]] played in [[Thailand]] and [[Myanmar]]
-*[[Gala (German game)|Gala (German game)]], chess variant played in Northern Germany
 ==Music==
+*[[Gala (album)|''Gala'' (album)]], a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush
+*''[[Gala – The Collection]]'', a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman
 *[[GALA Choruses]], an association of LGBT choral groups
+*''Gala'', a [[The Walker Brothers discography#Compilation albums|1986 album by The Walker Brothers]]
-*[[Gala (singer)]], an Italian pop singer and songwriter
-===Albums===
-*''Gala'', [[The Walker Brothers]]
-*''Gala'', [[James Last]]
-*[[Gala (album)|''Gala'' (album)]], a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Lush
 ==Organizations and brands==
-*[[Gala (magazine)|''Gala'' (magazine)]], a French magazine
 *[[GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)]], a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ
-*"Gala", the nickname of [[Galatasaray S.K.]], a football club in Turkey (although this nickname has never been used in Turkey, originating in European urban legend)
 *[[Gala (supermarket)]], an Irish convenience store chain
-*[[Gala Inc.]], a pure holding company that administers 'GALA Group' which is in the online gaming industry.
+*[[Gala Coral Group]], a betting shop and bingo hall operator based in the United Kingdom
+*[[Gala Inc.]], a Japanese holding company
-*[[Gala Coral Group]], a betting shop (Coral) and bingo hall (Gala Bingo) operator based in the United Kingdom
 *[[Gala RFC]], a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland
-*[[Gala TV]], the television channel produced by Gala Bingo
+*[[Gala TV]], a television channel
+*"Gala", a nickname of Turkish football club [[Galatasaray S.K.]]
 ==People==
+*[[Gala (king)]], king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
+*[[Gala (singer)]], Italian singer/songwriter
-*[[Gala (King of the Massylii)]], King of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
+*[[Gala Dalí]] (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
-*[[Gala (singer)|Gala Rizzatto]], known as Gala, an Italian singer/songwriter whose hits include "Freed from Desire" (1997) and "Come into My Life" (1997)
+*[[Gala Aleksić]] (born 1969), Serbian actress
-*[[Gala Dalí]] (1894-1982), the wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
-*[[Gala Videnović]] (born 1969), Serbian actress
 *[[Antonio Gala]] (born 1930), Spanish poet and novelist
 *[[Gabe Gala]] (born 1989), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player
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 *[[Gala, Iran]], a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
 *[[Gala, Tibet]], a village
+*[[Gala, Virginia]], an unincorporated community in the United States
 *[[Puerto Gala]], a hamlet in southern Chile
 *A contraction of [[Galashiels]], a Border town in Scotland
 ==Others==
+*[[Gala (apple)]], a type of apple grown particularly in New Zealand
-*Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning '[[milk]]'. ''(See also [[Milky Way]] and [[Galaxy]] etymology.)''
+*[[Gala (board game)]], a board game played in Thailand and Myanmar
-*GALA (Graduated Audio Level Adjustment), using the speed pulse of the [[Wheel speed sensor|vehicle speed sensor (VSS)]] to adjust the volume in a car audio head unit
+*[[Gala (festivity)]], a festival
+*[[Gala (literary prize)]], awarded by the Tbilisi City Assembly, Georgia
+*[[Gala (magazine)|''Gala'' (magazine)]], a French magazine
+*[[Gala (potato)]]
 *[[Gala (priests)]], the lamenting priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna
+*[[Gala Brand]], a fictional character of the ''James Bond'' novel ''Moonraker'' (did not appear in the film version)
-*[[Gala RFC]], a rugby union club based in Galashiels
+*Gala (γάλα), a Greek word meaning ''milk''; see {{slink|Galaxy|Etymology}}
+* [[Swimming gala]], an amateur Australia swimming competition
 ==See also==
+* [[Gala Group (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Durham Miners' Gala]], an annual gathering and labour festival held in Durham, England
 * [[Galah]], a cockatoo native to Australia
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 * [[Gela (disambiguation)]]
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+{{Disambiguation|geo|given name|surname}}