Celtic

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adjective

Celt·​ic ˈkel-tik How to pronounce Celtic (audio) ˈsel- How to pronounce Celtic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages
Celtic music
Celtic folklore

Celtic

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noun

: a group of Indo-European languages usually subdivided into Brythonic and Goidelic and now largely confined to Brittany, Wales, Ireland, and the Scottish Highlands see Indo-European Languages Table

Examples of Celtic in a Sentence

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The established financial advantage Rangers and Celtic enjoy over every other team in Scotland means that European qualification is almost guaranteed, with the title winners gaining access to the Champions League. Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 One of the parallels to the Celtic game is that the best part about the performance against Leverkusen was the result. Manuel Veth, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Stranger things have happened in football, but a Celtic comeback here would be one for the history books. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 The individuals buried at the site are thought to be Gauls, a group of Celtic farmers who lived in what is now France, Belgium, Germany and Italy during the Iron Age. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Celtic

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Celtic was circa 1530

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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

Celtic

1 of 2 adjective
Celt·​ic ˈkel-tik How to pronounce Celtic (audio) ˈsel- How to pronounce Celtic (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages

Celtic

2 of 2 noun
: a group of languages including Gaelic and Welsh
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