Gawain

Other forms: Gawains

Definitions of Gawain
  1. noun
    (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
    synonyms: Sir Gawain
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    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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