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Celtiberian
/ ˌsɛl-; ˌkɛltɪˈbɪərɪən; -taɪ- /
noun
- a member of a Celtic people ( Celtiberi ) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- the extinct language of this people, possibly belonging to the Celtic branch of the Indo-European family, recorded in a number of inscriptions
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Example Sentences
Perhaps, too, there is a Celtic element,—at least such is the inference from the term Celtiberian.
At the same time the curiosity of the traveler, so often aroused by the Celtiberian's tales, was awakened within him.
He was no longer the Celtiberian shepherd, dishevelled and ferocious, whom Acton had met in the port of Saguntum.
In other divisions of the camp the Celtiberian infantry was forming with long ladders to attempt the walls on many sides at once.
Seeing you with me they will think you are a Celtiberian soldier with his woman, looking for a place to spend the night.
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