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Gaeltacht

British

/ ˈɡaɛl-, ˈɡɛːltəxt, ˈɡeɪlˌtæxt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Gaeltacht

C20: from Irish Gaelic

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