If you describe someone as a Celt, you mean that they are part of the racial group which comes from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.
celt in British English
(sɛlt)
noun
archaeology
a stone or metal axelike instrument with a bevelled edge
Word origin
C18: from Late Latin celtes chisel, of obscure origin
Celt in British English
(kɛlt, sɛlt) or Kelt
noun
1.
a person who speaks a Celtic language
2.
a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe
Celt in American English1
(kɛlt; also sɛlt)
noun
1.
a person who speaks a Celtic language or a descendant of such a person: the Bretons, Irish, Welsh, and Highland Scots are Celts
2.
a member of an ancient people in central and W Europe, reputedly including the Gauls and Britons
Word origin
Fr Celte, orig., Breton < L Celta, pl. Celtae (Gr Keltoi), the Gauls
Celt in American English2
Celtic
celt in American English
(sɛlt)
noun
a prehistoric tool of stone or metal, resembling a chisel or ax head
Word origin
< ML celtis < LL *celtis < Vulg. vel celte sculpantur in silice (Job 19:24); prob. ghost word (certe in other mss.) adopted as genuine by archaeologists
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Celt
British English: Celt NOUN
If you describe someone as a Celt, you mean that they are part of the racial group which comes from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.