If you describe something as Celtic, you mean that it is connected with the people and the culture of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.
...important figures in Celtic tradition.
Celtic in British English
(ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛl-) or Keltic
noun
1.
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, still spoken in parts of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Modern Celtic is divided into the Brythonic (southern) and Goidelic (northern) groups
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages
Derived forms
Celtically (ˈCeltically) or Keltically (ˈKeltically)
adverb
Celticism (ˈkɛltɪˌsɪzəm, ˈsɛl-) or Kelticism (ˈKeltiˌcism)
noun
Celticist (ˈCelticist) or Celtist (ˈCeltist) or Kelticist (ˈKelticist) or Keltist (ˈKeltist)
noun
Celtic in American English
(ˈkɛltɪk; also ˈsɛltɪk)
adjective
1.
of the Celts or their languages or cultures
noun
2.
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into Goidelic (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx) and Brythonic (Welsh, Breton, and the extinct Cornish) branches
Examples of 'Celtic' in a sentence
Celtic
"'You can't expect me to believe that this is behind Celtic head-hunting.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Consulting the information cards at the far side of the display she read: `Exhibit 4: A curvilinear brooch of native silver, Celtic.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
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Celtic
British English: Celtic ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as Celtic, you mean that it is connected with the people and the culture of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.