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Definition of Celtic in English:
Celtic
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adjective
Relating to the Celts or their languages, which constitute a branch of the Indo-European family and include Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx, Cornish, and several extinct pre-Roman languages such as Gaulish.
‘Maude Gonne and Yeats worked together to promote the Celtic mysteries within the order.’- ‘Ancient Celtic legends win out over oral traditions like these for two reasons.’
- ‘Rather, it is inspired by Celtic belief in the importance of lakes and rivers as sources of power.’
- ‘As for England, they are plainly a league apart, from the Celtic nations at least.’
- ‘Ireland is the only independent Celtic country and it was very important to me when I came here.’
- ‘We also meet Helen, a mother who lives in the shadow of the Celtic ground, and whose husband is in jail.’
- ‘Provincial Roman and the subsequent Celtic enamels were produced on a bronze base.’
- ‘Surely you must have observed the recent growth in Celtic names in recent years.’
- ‘Halloween is known as Samhain to pagans and was the Celtic festival of the dead.’
- ‘The Eisteddfod is an annual event in Wales which has descended from a Celtic tradition.’
- ‘As long as ideas of a pure Britishness persist, Celtic identity will be a response to them.’
- ‘Some of these books and texts are translations of Celtic legends and sagas; others are retellings of the material, folklore, or literary works based on Celtic themes.’
Pronunciation
noun
The Celtic language group.
‘In particular, we can nowadays assume that the oldest Celtic was spoken in Central Europe and Northern Italy.’- ‘It seems likely therefore that Celtic was spoken on both sides of the Rhine during the early empire.’
- ‘In fact, the form of old Celtic was the closest cousin to Italic, the precursor of Latin.’
Pronunciation
Usage
Although Celt and Celtic can be pronounced with either an initial k- or an initial s- sound, in standard English the normal pronunciation is with the k- sound. A notable exception is the name of Boston's professional basketball team, the Celtics, which is always pronounced with the s- sound
Origin
Late 16th century from Latin Celticus (from Celtae ‘Celts’), or from French Celtique (from Celte ‘Breton’).
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