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Gaelic

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

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Broader term 1

Celtic 76% connected

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

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Narrower term 2

Irish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.

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Manx 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.

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Erse 74% 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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Erse 74% 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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Gael 74% connected

A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.

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Gael 74% connected

A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.

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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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Celtic 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Erse 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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