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plural Celts
(historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.
A member of any of the (modern, Celtic) peoples who speak Celtic languages. examples
comparative more Celt, superlative most Celt
Synonym of Celtic. quotations examples
In the thick of parties we become very Celt, disgusting the dull.
1972 spring–summer, John Tripp, “Anglo-Welsh Testimony”, in Transatlantic Review, number 42/43, page 89
Like Pris, he took after their mother, more Celt than English, wild and dramatic and mercurially alive.
2006, Stephanie Laurens, What Price Love?, London: Piatkus, Little, Brown Book Group, published 2011, page 5
But his bitch queen was Saxon to the bone and her legacy showed in the sons that Vortigern bred off her. Katigern Minor might be young, but he has become what his grandfather never was – more Saxon than Celt.
2009, M. K. Hume, King Arthur: Dragon’s Child, London: Headline Review, page 340
She answered with a smile and a nod. The woman was more Celt than Arienh had thought, and had clearly been deprived of women too long.
2010, Delle Jacobs, Loki’s Daughters, Las Vegas, Nev.: Montlake Romance, page 159