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Celt

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Celt (noun)
  2. celt (noun)
  3. kelt (noun)
  4. kelt (noun)

Celt

noun \ˈkelt, ˈselt\

Definition of CELT

1
: a member of a division of the early Indo-European peoples distributed from the British Isles and Spain to Asia Minor
2
: a modern Gael, Highland Scot, Irishman, Welshman, Cornishman, or Breton
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Examples of CELT

  1. The Celts defended their lands against the Romans.

Origin of CELT

Latin Celtae, plural, from Greek Keltoi
First Known Use: 1550

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

Rhymes with CELT

belt, celt, delt, felt, gelt, melt, pelt, smelt, spelt, svelte, veld, welt

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