: 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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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
There's May Day, or Beltane, a Gaelic and Celtic festival that celebrates the transition from spring to summer; International Workers' Day, which commemorates the struggles and gains of laborers; and Lei Day, a day-long statewide celebration in Hawaii.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
He was forced to miss Game 2, the first time the Celtic superstar has missed a playoff game in his NBA career.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Knowing tthe legendary Highland Games, a biannual event that celebrates Scottish and Celtic traditions, would be taking place across the region, Cumming goes there with his dog, Lala, and a designer friend from Inverness, one of the smallest cities in Scotland, who makes the dog a bespoke tartan.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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In the fourth century B.C.E., Celtic tribes attacked and defeated Roman forces at the Battle of Allia.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
There's May Day, or Beltane, a Gaelic and Celtic festival that celebrates the transition from spring to summer; International Workers' Day, which commemorates the struggles and gains of laborers; and Lei Day, a day-long statewide celebration in Hawaii.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
He was forced to miss Game 2, the first time the Celtic superstar has missed a playoff game in his NBA career.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Knowing tthe legendary Highland Games, a biannual event that celebrates Scottish and Celtic traditions, would be taking place across the region, Cumming goes there with his dog, Lala, and a designer friend from Inverness, one of the smallest cities in Scotland, who makes the dog a bespoke tartan.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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