Celtiberian

/ (ˌkɛltɪˈbɪərɪən, -taɪ-, ˌsɛl-) /

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noun

a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times

the extinct language of this people, possibly belonging to the Celtic branch of the Indo-European family, recorded in a number of inscriptions

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Words nearby Celtiberian

Cels., Celsius, Celsius scale, Celsus, celt, Celtiberian, Celtic, Celtic cross, Celticism, Celticist, Celtic Sea

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How to use Celtiberian in a sentence

Perhaps, too, there is a Celtic element,—at least such is the inference from the term Celtiberian.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
At the same time the curiosity of the traveler, so often aroused by the Celtiberian's tales, was awakened within him.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He was no longer the Celtiberian shepherd, dishevelled and ferocious, whom Acton had met in the port of Saguntum.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez
In other divisions of the camp the Celtiberian infantry was forming with long ladders to attempt the walls on many sides at once.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez

Seeing you with me they will think you are a Celtiberian soldier with his woman, looking for a place to spend the night.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez