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Celt

Celt [ kelt, selt ] (plural Celts) or Kelt [ kelt ] (plural Kelts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of ancient people: a member of an ancient Indo-European people who lived in central and western Europe. They were driven to the western fringes of the continent by the Romans and some Germanic peoples, especially the Angles and Saxons.

2. somebody who speaks Celtic language: somebody who speaks or whose ancestors spoke a Celtic language

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin Celtae "Celts" < Greek Keltoi]
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