Celtic languages

Celtic languages
group of Indo-European languages (includes Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx, Cornish)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Celtic studies — is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to a Celtic people. This ranges from archaeology to history, the focus lying on the study of the various Celtic languages, living and extinct. The primary… …   Wikipedia

  • Celtic nations — are areas of modern northwest Europe which identify themselves with the Celtic cultures, specifically speakers of Celtic languages. Since the mid 20th century, people of many nations and regions have used modern Celticity to express their… …   Wikipedia

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  • Celtic music — is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe. As such there is no real… …   Wikipedia

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