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Celtic

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Celt·ic  (kltk, sl-) also Kelt·ic (kl-)
n.
A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Insular and the Continental branches.
adj.
Of or relating to the Celtic people and languages.
Celtic [kel-tik, sel-tik]
Noun
a group of languages that includes Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton
Adjective
of the Celts or the Celtic languages
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Celtic - a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Celtic language
Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Brittanic, Brythonic - a southern group of Celtic languages
Adj.1.Celtic - relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Gaelic
Translations
Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛltɪk] adj → celta, céltico
n (LING) → celta m
Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛltɪk] adj → celte, celtique
n (Ling) → celtique m
Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk] Celt adj → keltisch
n (Ling) → Keltisch nt
Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛltɪk] adj → celtico/a
n (LING) → celtico


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The earliest one of these peoples which need here be mentioned belonged to the Celtic family and was itself divided into two branches.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Formerly a temple of the Celtic divinities, when Belle-Isle was still called Kalonese, this grotto had beheld more than one human sacrifice accomplished in its mystic depths.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Hegan had Celtic imagination and daring, and to such degree that Daylight's cooler head was necessary as a check on his wilder visions.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
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