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In ancient times France was part of the Celtic territory known as [[Gaul]] or ''Gallia'' and was primarily inhabited by Celtic peoples such as the Gauls, who eventually adopted the [[Rome|Roman]] culture and language and became the modern French people. Is present name is derived from the [[Latin]] ''Francia'', meaning "country of the Franks," a Germanic people who conquered the area during the 5th century, at the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire.