celtic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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
    Celtic language.
  2. adjective relating to or characteristic of the Celts
    Gaelic.

WordNet

Celt"ic adjective
Etymology
L. Celticus, Gr. . See Celt.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. Written also Keltic.
Celt"ic noun
Definitions
  1. The language of the Celts. ✍ The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the Gaelic, the Erse or Irish the Manx, and the Welsh and its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton.

Webster 1913