: 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
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
The La Tène helmet’s presence in northern Poland changes researchers’ perceptions of the reach of the Celtic world in the pre-Roman period.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Bartłomiej Kaczyński, the excavation leader, said the helmet is the first of its kind to be unearthed in Poland and an example of sophisticated Celtic metallurgy.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Valerie Jaudon’s 1976 Pattern and Decoration work Jackson is a golden-brown painting of braided strips that evokes Islamic ornament and Celtic knots in order to challenge the marginalization of these traditions as decorative.
—K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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The item likely belonged to a Celtic elite and served greater purpose than protection from harm in military battle.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
The La Tène helmet’s presence in northern Poland changes researchers’ perceptions of the reach of the Celtic world in the pre-Roman period.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Bartłomiej Kaczyński, the excavation leader, said the helmet is the first of its kind to be unearthed in Poland and an example of sophisticated Celtic metallurgy.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Valerie Jaudon’s 1976 Pattern and Decoration work Jackson is a golden-brown painting of braided strips that evokes Islamic ornament and Celtic knots in order to challenge the marginalization of these traditions as decorative.
—K. L. H. Wells, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Celtic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Celtic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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