galilee/ˈɡælɪliː/EtymologyInherited from Middle English Galilee, from Old French Galilee, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā), from Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl).galilee means A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.nameA mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.“Last spring I organised a race for birdwatchers in Jenin, and we had 21 Palestinians participating. They came from as far as the Naqab desert and the Galilee.”The Sea of Galilee.A village in Narragansett, Rhode Island.nounA narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.