: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages
Celtic music
Celtic folklore
: 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
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
She was drawn to the region’s Celtic legacy, finding in it an amalgamation of the attractions of Eastern spirituality and British ethnicity.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Tom Richard Santos with John of Sherwood: After the death of Robin Hood, a grieving Little John returns to his ancestral Celtic tribe to protect it from the corrupt Church bent on stealing its land — and to confront the dark truth of his crimes as a Merry Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Folk concert: The high-energy Celtic folk group Stepwise will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4 at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Knowing tthe legendary Highland Games, a biannual event that celebrates Scottish and Celtic traditions, would be taking place across the region, Cumming goes there with his dog, Lala, and a designer friend from Inverness, one of the smallest cities in Scotland, who makes the dog a bespoke tartan.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
She was drawn to the region’s Celtic legacy, finding in it an amalgamation of the attractions of Eastern spirituality and British ethnicity.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Tom Richard Santos with John of Sherwood: After the death of Robin Hood, a grieving Little John returns to his ancestral Celtic tribe to protect it from the corrupt Church bent on stealing its land — and to confront the dark truth of his crimes as a Merry Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Folk concert: The high-energy Celtic folk group Stepwise will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4 at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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