celtic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Celtic
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn:
           {Celtic}, {Gaelic}]
    n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from
         inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe
         in the pre-Christian era [syn: {Celtic}, {Celtic language}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Celtic \Celt"ic\ (s[e^]lt"[i^]k; k[e^]lt"[i^]k), a. [L.
   Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See {Celt}.]
   Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,
   literature, tongue. [Written also {Keltic}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Celtic \Celt"ic\, n.
   The language of the Celts.
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   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.
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