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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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Not content with wanting to break up the Union, nor with demanding Berwick's return to Gaeldom (a nation we abandoned in 1482) Alex "Leaping" Salmond has now jumped on the Olympic bandwagon on the back of cyclist Chris Hoy's triple gold and demanded a separate team for Scotland.
High jump would be perfect for Alex; TOON AND COUNTRY by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In the radical newspaper he founded, the West Highland Free Press, Brian provided a much-needed platform for the people and language of Gaeldom.
SELINA SCOTT : The public life of Brian is not over yet by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The official stance towards the GPA - the newly established players' body - is so openly hostile you might think its manifesto included a threat to rape the womenfolk of Gaeldom.
Roy Curtis column: Top brass must stop pulling players jerseys by Curtis, Roy / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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