Celtic

or Kelt·ic

[ kel-tik, sel- or kel-tik ]
/ ˈkɛl tɪk, ˈsɛl- or ˈkɛl tɪk /

noun

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.

adjective

of the Celts or their languages.

Origin of Celtic

1600–10; < Latin Celticus, equivalent to Celt(ae) the Celts (see Celt) + -icus -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Celtic

Celt·i·cal·ly, adverb non-Celt·ic, adjective pre-Celt·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for celtic

Celtic

Keltic

/ (ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛl-) /

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

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages

Derived forms of Celtic

Celtically or Keltically, adverb Celticism (ˈkɛltɪˌsɪzəm, ˈsɛl-) or Kelticism, noun Celticist, Celtist, Kelticist or Keltist, noun