From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishCeltCelt /kelt, selt/ noun [countable] a member of a race of people who lived in ancient Britain and Western Europe before the Romans came, or a person living now whose ancestors were members of this race
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Celt• And the handsomest Celt on earth kneels before me while I sit snugly in the big armchair, the best armchair.• For all his bold chivalry this watchful Celt seems surely to have strayed from a wayside pulpit.Origin Celt (1500-1600) French Celte, from Latin Celtae (plural) 