Gaeltacht

Gaedhealtacht (ˈɡeɪlˌtæxt, ˈɡaɛl-)

/ (ˈɡɛːltəxt) /


noun
  1. any of the regions in Ireland in which Irish Gaelic is the vernacular speech. The form Gaeltacht is sometimes also used to mean the region of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is spoken: See also Gaidhealtachd

Origin of Gaeltacht

1
C20: from Irish Gaelic

Words Nearby Gaeltacht

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