Celt

Celt
[[t]kɛlt, sɛlt[/t]]
also Kelt n.
1) peo 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
2) peo 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

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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