Gàidhealtachd
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thumb|336px|right|Geographic distribution of Gaelic speakers in Scotland (2011) The '''' (; English: Gaeldom'') usually refers to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and especially the Scottish Gaelic-speaking culture of the area. The similar Irish language word refers, however, solely to Irish-speaking areas.
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thumb|336px|right|Geographic distribution of Gaelic speakers in Scotland (2011) The '''' (; English: Gaeldom'') usually refers to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and especially the Scottish Gaelic-speaking culture of the area. The similar Irish language word refers, however, solely to Irish-speaking areas.
The term is also used to apply to areas of Nova Scotia and Glengarry County, Ontario where the distinctive Canadian dialects of Scottish Gaelic were or are still spoken.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gàidhealtachd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.