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