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Celt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Celt /kelt, selt/ noun [countable]  a member of a race of people who lived in ancient Britain and Western Europe before the Romans came, or a person living now whose ancestors were members of this race 凯尔特人;凯尔特人后裔
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CeltAnd the handsomest Celt on earth kneels before me while I sit snugly in the big armchair, the best armchair.For all his bold chivalry this watchful Celt seems surely to have strayed from a wayside pulpit.
Origin Celt (1500-1600) French Celte, from Latin Celtae (plural)
Celt nounChinese
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Celt
Celt /kelt, selt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: Celte, from Latin Celtae (plural)
a member of a race of people who lived in ancient Britain and Western Europe before the Romans came, or a person living now whose ancestors were members of this race


CeltBrE /kelt/ 🔊NAmE /kelt/ 🔊 nouna member of a race of people from western Europe who settled in ancient Britain before the Romans came 凯尔特人(在罗马人之前定居不列颠的西欧人)a person whose ancestors were Celts, especially one from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall or Brittany (尤指来自爱尔兰、威尔士、苏格兰、康沃尔或布列塔尼的)凯尔特人后裔