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Gael

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Gael  (gl)
n.
1. A Gaelic-speaking Celt of Scotland, Ireland, or the Isle of Man.
2. A Scottish Highlander.
[Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal and Irish Gaelic Gael, both from Old Irish Goídil; see Goidelic.]
Gael [geɪl]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a person who speaks a Gaelic language, esp a Highland Scot or an Irishman
[from Gaelic Gaidheal; related to Old Irish goidel, Old Welsh gwyddel Irishman]
Gaeldom  n
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Noun1.Gael - a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man
Celt, Kelt - a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
Translations
Gael [geɪl] N → gaélico/a m/f
Gael
n → Gäle m, → Gälin f
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It will be simplest for us to call them all Celts and to divide them into two families, the Gaels and the Cymry.
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The Goidels or Gaels were settled in the northern part of the island, which is now Scotland, and were the ancestors of the present Highland Scots.
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