Meaning Of The Word Celtic

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Celtic Meaning

Celtic Definition
Celtic Definition

What's The Definition Of Celtic?

Celtic
If you describe something as Celtic, you mean that it is connected with the people and the culture of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.

Celtic in American English
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into Goidelic (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx) and Brythonic (Welsh, Breton, and the extinct Cornish) branches
of the Celts or their languages or cultures
noun: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including esp. Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany

Celtic in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages
noun: 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

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