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 Definitions of Celt  [ɛlt, sɛlt]  

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Definition of 'Celt' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) celt
a prehistoric ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.

2. (n.) Celt
a member of any of a group of Indo-European peoples inhabiting the British Isles and large areas of W and central Europe in antiquity.

3.  Celt
a member of any of several modern peoples descended from the ancient Celts and speaking Celtic languages, including the Irish, Scots of the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides, Welsh, and Bretons.

Etymology:  (1695–1705; < L Celtae (pl.) < Gk Keltoí)

Definition of 'Celt' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Celt, Kelt
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times


Definition of 'Celt' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Celt
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 Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France

2. (noun) Celt
a weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations



'Celt' - Nearby Entries  

celosia  celsius  celsius scale  celt  celtic  celtic cross  celtic deity  



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