pre-Celtic
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a word derived from
Celtic.
Celticnouna branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany. Celt, Celt.
Example Sentences
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Having enjoyed success in Australia and Japan, just like Postecoglou, Muscat's record reads eerily similar to the former Tottenham boss' pre-Celtic CV.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
The great pre-Celtic passage tomb known as Newgrange, in Ireland, was built more than 5,000 years ago such that the midwinter sun at dawn would penetrate its deepest chamber.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2018
These were the Belgae, the Galli, and the Aquitani, the last of whom, however, were not Celts, but, like the Iberians in Spain, belonged to a pre-Celtic race.
From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher
The South Western station is close to another fine relic of the past, though this cannot claim to have any Celtic or pre-Celtic foundation.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Edric Holmes
The story is thus a folk-tale formula applied to Fionn, doubtless because it harmonised with Celtic or pre-Celtic totemistic ideas.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch