Celtiberian

British  

/ -taɪ-, ˌsɛl-, ˌkɛltɪˈbɪərɪən /

noun

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

2. 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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Example Sentences

Perhaps, too, there is a Celtic element,—at least such is the inference from the term Celtiberian.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

My grandfather was a freedman from Sicily who came to take charge of a pottery and married a Celtiberian from the interior.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente

The two horsemen began the descent to the city, followed by the Celtiberian messenger.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente

Act�on contracted a great friendship with Alorcus the Celtiberian.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente

"He has been more fortunate than we," replied the Celtiberian resignedly.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente