Celtic
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany. Abbreviations: Celt, Celt.
of the Celts or their languages.
Origin of Celtic
1- Also Kelt·ic [kel-tik] /ˈkɛl tɪk/ .
Other words from Celtic
- Celt·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non-Celt·ic, adjective
- pre-Celt·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Celtic
Keltic
/ (ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛl-) /
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, still spoken in parts of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Modern Celtic is divided into the Brythonic (southern) and Goidelic (northern) groups
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages
Derived forms of Celtic
- Celtically or Keltically, adverb
- Celticism (ˈkɛltɪˌsɪzəm, ˈsɛl-) or Kelticism, noun
- Celticist, Celtist, Kelticist or Keltist, noun
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