: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or their languages
Celtic music
Celtic folklore
: a group of Indo-European languages usually subdivided into Brythonic and Goidelic and now largely confined to Brittany, Wales, Ireland, and the Scottish Highlands see Indo-European Languages Table
Examples of Celtic in a Sentence
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Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Their nondenominational ceremony included a Celtic handfasting ritual.
—Alix Wall, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Enjoy sports competitions and athletic feats, traditional music and dance, Celtic heritage events and whisky tastings.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
The Book of Kells exhibit, an illuminated manuscript created by Celtic monks in about 800 AD that draws tourists to campus, was closed.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Across concert posters and LP sleeves, many of which the Museum of Modern Art now holds, her designs combined Celtic complexity, Arabic curvatures and a ritualized numerical precision uncommon even for the baroque 1960s.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The spa is based around the ancient Celtic reverence for nature and comes with an indoor-outdoor swimming pool, a Wyda room (a Celtish form of yoga practised here), and ‘silence’ rooms.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The celebration featured Irish, Celtic, cover, and tribute bands, traditional Irish dancing, free shenanigan games, green and craft beers, local food and more.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The Gallic people, also known as the Gauls, were a Celtic people who occupied parts of modern-day France, Belgium, Germany and Italy and lived in agricultural societies divided into tribes, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Adjective
This annual fête attracts dozens of Scottish and Irish clans (and fans of Celtic culture) to Estes Park for music, whiskey tastings, dog exhibitions, bagpiping competitions, highland dance, strongman competitions and other beloved activities.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Their nondenominational ceremony included a Celtic handfasting ritual.
—Alix Wall, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Enjoy sports competitions and athletic feats, traditional music and dance, Celtic heritage events and whisky tastings.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
The Book of Kells exhibit, an illuminated manuscript created by Celtic monks in about 800 AD that draws tourists to campus, was closed.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Across concert posters and LP sleeves, many of which the Museum of Modern Art now holds, her designs combined Celtic complexity, Arabic curvatures and a ritualized numerical precision uncommon even for the baroque 1960s.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The spa is based around the ancient Celtic reverence for nature and comes with an indoor-outdoor swimming pool, a Wyda room (a Celtish form of yoga practised here), and ‘silence’ rooms.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The celebration featured Irish, Celtic, cover, and tribute bands, traditional Irish dancing, free shenanigan games, green and craft beers, local food and more.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
The Gallic people, also known as the Gauls, were a Celtic people who occupied parts of modern-day France, Belgium, Germany and Italy and lived in agricultural societies divided into tribes, according to Britannica.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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