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Gaelic vs. Celtic

Gaelic vs. Celtic: What's the difference?

Celtic refers to a language family that includes Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Breton, Cornish, etc, as well as the people, countries, and cultures who speak or historically spoke those languages. Gaelic refers to one of the Celtic languages and cultures, specifically from ancient Ireland, and to the languages developed from it such as modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx.

Gaelic

noun

  1. a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic: Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.

adjective

  1. of or in Gaelic.
  2. of or relating to the Gaels or their language.

Celtic

noun

  1. a 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.

adjective

  1. of the Celts or their languages.