Gael

[ geyl ]

/ geɪl /

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noun

a Scottish Celt or Highlander.

a Gaelic-speaking Celt.

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Origin of Gael

1590–1600; <Scots Gaelic Gaidheal, Old Irish Goidel

Other definitions for Gael (2 of 2)

Gael.

or Gael

abbreviation

Gaelic.

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How to use Gael in a sentence

On Monday, Rosewater will make its debut at the Toronto Film Festival, with Gael Garcia Bernal playing Bahari.
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Legendary critic Gael Greene samples the now-banned fromage.
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With all the fiery enthusiasm of the Gael, he possessed to an unusual degree the caution of the Lowland Scot.
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Johnson flew to arms: he wrote one of his monumental letters; the opposition was quelled, and the Gael got his Bible.
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Something like the spectre of a smile appeared on the unsmiling visage of the Gael; and he made at least no movement of dissent.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton
The fiery spirit of the Gael and the dogged endurance of the Lowlander had added new glory to the fighting fame of Scotland.
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Poems ascribed to him are found in the "Wars of the Gael and Gall."
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British Dictionary definitions for Gael

Gael

/ (ɡeɪl) /

noun

a person who speaks a Gaelic language, esp a Highland Scot or an Irishman

Derived forms of Gael

Gaeldom, noun

Word Origin for Gael

C19: from Gaelic Gaidheal; related to Old Irish goidel, Old Welsh gwyddel Irishman

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