: 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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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In September, the group will anchor a Celtic festival at Suffolk Downs.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
This is emoji as a sort of aggressive word space, yanking that eighth-century invention of Celtic monks firmly into the age of the smartphone.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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
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McCurdy’s post-posthumous credits: a BBC documentary, two biographies, a Celtic folk song, and a murder mystery weekend.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In September, the group will anchor a Celtic festival at Suffolk Downs.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
This is emoji as a sort of aggressive word space, yanking that eighth-century invention of Celtic monks firmly into the age of the smartphone.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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