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Meanings of gaelic in English

Portuguese
gaélico
Catalan
gaèlic

Any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland.

gaélico

Form of football, also close to rugby, played mainly in Ireland.

Synonyms
Examples for "Goidelic"
Examples for "Goidelic"
1
The source of the dominant Goidelic people remains controversial, but was probably Spain.
The Irish Times
2
Its inscription is Goidelic: that is, it does not belong to the ordinary Callevan population, which was presumably Brythonic.
The Romanization of Roman Britain
1
They were Hakon's English chaplains, and they could not understand his Erse.
A Sea Queen's Sailing
2
Has this language, older than Erse, older than Sanscrit, ever got translated?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 / A Magazine...
3
I asked one of the guides, who questioned her in Erse.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
4
She was dressed in tartan, and could speak nothing but Erse.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
5
He had by this time acquired a good deal of the Erse language.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Usage of gaelic in English
1
Number 85 has the local gaelic football grounds over the back wall.
The Irish Times
2
On Gaelic Games:Each year the GAA director general produces his annual report.
The Irish Times
3
Leanness, strength and speed are the great obsessions in Gaelic games today.
The Irish Times
4
Ultimately this ladies Gaelic football Top 50 is a very personal choice.
Independent.ie
5
He decided to learn Irish - attending a Gaelic class every week.
The Irish Times
6
Full regulation Gaelic footie rules, in so far as they exist, apply.
The Irish Times
7
His decision was announced yesterday evening on the Gaelic Players Association website.
The Irish Times
8
Meaningful championship reform is one of the great will-o-the-wisps in Gaelic games.
The Irish Times
9
The dress rehearsal passed without incident at the Limerick Gaelic Grounds yesterday.
The Irish Times
10
Since when did people's surname determine their true Gaelic or Irish ancestry?
The Irish Times
11
And so he turned to Hamish and said something in the Gaelic.
Macleod of Dare
12
It has 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on it in Gaelic and Italian.
The Guardian
13
And I actually set up the Gaelic football team at the university.
The Irish Times
14
Scottish and Irish Gaelic have been parting company since the 12th century.
The Irish Times
15
When teams go at it right, Gaelic football is a sublime sport.
The Irish Times
16
It wanted the rules of Gaelic football, and some traditional Irish recipes.
The Irish Times
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Translations for gaelic
Portuguese
gaélico
Catalan
gaèlic
Gaelic through the time
Gaelic across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Rare
United States of America
Rare