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[syn: Celt, Kelt]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celt \Celt\, n. [LL. celts a chisel.] (Arch[ae]ol.)
A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli,
or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celt \Celt\ (s[e^]lt; k[e^]lt), n. [L. Celtae, Gr. Keltoi`,
Ke`ltai, pl.: cf. W. Celtiad one that dwells in a covert, an
inhabitant of the wood, a Celt, fr. celt covert, shelter,
celu to hide.]
One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a
great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose
descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the
Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.
[Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in
Celtic languages.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Celt
n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt]