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/kɛlt/
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/sɛlt/
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kɛlt
Noun
A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.
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The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US.
A member of any of the (modern, Celtic) peoples who speak Celtic languages.
Adjective
Synonym of Celtic.
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In the thick of parties we become very Celt, disgusting the dull.
Like Pris, he took after their mother, more Celt than English, wild and dramatic and mercurially alive.
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But his bitch queen was Saxon to the bone and her legacy showed in the sons that Vortigern bred off her. Katigern Minor might be young, but he has become what his grandfather never was – more Saxon than Celt.
She answered with a smile and a nod. The woman was more Celt than Arienh had thought, and had clearly been deprived of women too long.
Noun
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
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