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KELT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times

Synonyms:

Celt; Kelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Kelt" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Kelt"):

Gael (a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man)

Briton (an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions)

Gaul (a Celt of ancient Gaul)

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