: 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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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
There is a chance that this Celtic team could look significantly different in the coming weeks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Ireland’s exceptional role in preserving the ancient heritage (and Celtic epics) was also related to the fact that it was largely spared the massive invasions that haunted the island of Britain from the ninth to the eleventh centuries.
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
The records also mention pieces of a silver bowl along with other Roman and late Celtic period finds being unearthed during that time, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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Anchoring the Cité, the medieval old town laid over Celtic and Roman settlements, the Gothic Cathedral, for which the master 19th-century French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc conducted restorations, this year celebrates its 750th anniversary.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
There is a chance that this Celtic team could look significantly different in the coming weeks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Ireland’s exceptional role in preserving the ancient heritage (and Celtic epics) was also related to the fact that it was largely spared the massive invasions that haunted the island of Britain from the ninth to the eleventh centuries.
—Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
The records also mention pieces of a silver bowl along with other Roman and late Celtic period finds being unearthed during that time, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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