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Celtic

Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue.

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Erse 76% connected

A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

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Gaelic 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.

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Indo-European 76% connected

Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or natio…

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Celt 74% connected

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Celt 74% connected

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy…

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Celt 66% connected

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy…

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Gaelic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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