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Meanings of Celtic language in anglès

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A branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era.

        cèltic
        Synonyms
        Examples for "Celtic"
        Examples for "Celtic"
        1
        He is correct in that its origin is the Celtic New Year.
        The Irish Times
        2
        I was asked to deliver a talk for Celtic on Sunday morning.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The stone, in truth, seems the natural symbol of the Celtic races.
        Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
        4
        It will mention the EU Constitution, the North and the Celtic Tiger.
        The Irish Times
        5
        And in that field-it is quite small-is a Celtic cross that says:
        The gathering
        Usage of Celtic language in anglès
        1
        Scatty sighed and muttered something in an ancient Celtic language.
        The Magician
        2
        The word "gars" pronounced "ga" is a relic of the Celtic language.
        The Chouans
        3
        Even to-day a variety of the old Celtic language, called Cymric, is still spoken by the Welsh people.
        Early European History
        4
        So Celtic art can give the impression of being the artistic expression of all the peoples speaking the Celtic language.
        The Irish Times
        5
        It is much more difficult for an English speaker to learn a Celtic language than a linguistically closer language like Spanish or Swedish.
        The Irish Times
        6
        They resembled the Britons in speaking a Celtic tongue; but it was a Gaelic and not a Cymric form of the Celtic language.
        Critiques and Addresses
        7
        There was found, for instance, at Vaison in the Vocontian canton an inscription written in the Celtic language with the ordinary Greek alphabet.
        The History of Rome, Book V / The Establishment of the Military ...
        8
        Other natives took refuge in the hill regions of western and northern Britain, and here their descendants still keep up the Celtic language and traditions.
        Early European History
        9
        In what parts of the British Isles are Celtic languages still spoken?
        Early European History
        10
        The descendants of the old Celtic peoples have not kept up the Celtic languages to any great extent.
        The World War and What was Behind It; Or, The Story of the Map o...
        11
        Oxley shouted, or chanted, it's hard to tell with these Celtic languages, another phrase and again Lady Ty translated.
        Broken Homes
        12
        The Bill will determine the future of broadcasting for Celtic languages in Britain and Northern Ireland for the foreseeable future.
        The Irish Times
        13
        Celtic language in Gaul and Britain, 14, 26.
        The Romanization of Roman Britain
        14
        The Celtic languages are dying out, but they have left us something which will last so long as our literature lasts.
        English Literature for Boys and Girls
        15
        Gussmann's Celtic languages programme survives at the Catholic University of Lublin to this day, partly funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
        The Irish Times
        16
        As Wilamowitz reminds us, it was the Roman legions, not Virgil and Horace, that stamped out the Celtic languages and romanised Western Europe.
        The War and Democracy
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        Translations for Celtic language