n.
Pronunciation: ' kelt, ' selt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Celtae, plural, from Greek Keltoi
Date: 1550
1 : a member of a division of the early Indo-European peoples distributed from the British Isles and Spain to Asia Minor
2 : a modern Gael, Highland Scot, Irishman, Welshman, Cornishman, or Breton