Celtic language

Other forms: Celtic languages

Definitions of Celtic language
  1. noun
    a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
    synonyms: Celtic
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    Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic
    any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
    Brittanic, Brythonic
    a southern group of Celtic languages
    Irish, Irish Gaelic
    the Celtic language of Ireland
    Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
    the Gaelic of Scotland
    Manx
    the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
    Cymric, Welsh
    a Celtic language of Wales
    Cornish
    a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
    Breton
    a Celtic language of Brittany
    type of:
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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