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# celtic

adjective (Celtic); noun (Celtic — the group of languages)

«celtic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Celtic describes the Celts, ancient peoples of Europe, and the peoples and cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#m1)
2. Celtic is a family of languages that includes Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#m2)
3. Celtic is the name of a famous football club in Glasgow, Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons it names ancient tribes, their art (knots and spirals) and their languages. In everyday life it appears in music, festivals and sport. Phrases: «Celtic music», «Celtic cross», «Celtic knot», «the Celtic languages».

### Examples

- The Celts lived in Britain long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x1)
- We drew Celtic knots in art class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x2)
- Welsh is a Celtic language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x3)
- The band plays Celtic music with fiddles and pipes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x4)
- A Celtic cross stood in the churchyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x5)
- My cousin supports Celtic, the Glasgow football team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/#x6)

### Note

Write with a capital C: Celtic. Usually said «KEL-tik»; the football club is said «SEL-tik». Irish, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic are Celtic; English is not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «celtic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celtic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«celtic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/celtic.html) on Mova free.