[syn: Celtic, Gaelic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celtic \Celt"ic\ (s[e^]lt"[i^]k; k[e^]lt"[i^]k), a. [L.
Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See Celt.]
Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,
literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celtic \Celt"ic\, n.
The language of the Celts.
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Note: The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the
Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and
its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Celtic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn:
Celtic, Gaelic]
n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe
in the pre-Christian era [syn: Celtic, Celtic language]