What does "celtic" mean?
Celtic: Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
Additional senses
- 2.The language of the Celts. 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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