Celtic

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

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Celtic

• Celtic cross
• non-Celtic

Rhymes for Celtic

• keltic

Kids Definition

Celtic

1 of 2 adjective

Celt·​ic ˈkel-tik  ˈsel- 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages

Celtic

2 of 2 noun

: a group of languages including Gaelic and Welsh