Celtic
adjective
- of or pertaining to the Celts, a western European ethnic group
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɛltɪk/ / /ˈsɛltɪk/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.
- Of or relating to the Celts.
- Of the languages spoken by Celts.
“Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].”
name
Etymology: Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.
- A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
- Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
- A player for any of several teams named the Celtics.
“After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years.”
- Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland.