celts

Definition of celts in English English dictionary: plural of Celt; The various Celtic tribes who conquered a lot of western and central Europe in the pre-Christian era, originated from modern south Germany and north Austria; A warlike race of people who originated in Gaul who settled in The British Isles, France and other parts of Europe The most obvious modern Celtic people would be the Irish, Scots and Welsh; Name given by Classical writers to prehistoric peoples of Spain, Gaul and central Europe, and extended by modern authorities to refer to the inhabitants of the British Isles, before the Roman period The Celts shared dialects of a common Indo-European language (now represented by Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton) and common art forms (La Téne styles of the European Iron Age) but little else, and were gradually submerged by Roman and Germanic expansion; A category of people who flourished from about 750 to 12 B C During this time, the Celts were the most powerful group in central and northern Europe Although the Celts were composed of many different tribes, they shared similar languages, technology, customs, artistic styles, and beliefs By A D 60, their power had been destroyed by the Romans After that, only the Celtic tribes in the more remote areas of Europe, such as the British Isles, survived; (The), or The Kelts This family of nations includes the Irish, Erse, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Low Bretons According to historic fable, Celtina was the daughter of Britannus She had a son by Hercules, named Celtus, the progenitor of the Celts; The ancient tribal peoples of the British Isles Entire websites and huge volumes of books have been written about the Celts, at least parts of the information probably true They left behind a legacy of some of the most sophisticated and beautiful art of all time, along with tantalizing glimpses into a totally alien way of viewing the world and our place in it As long as there are humans, there will be those who are fascinated by these brilliant people
Celt: the ancient peoples of Western Europe, called by the Romans Celtæ
Celt: the modern speakers of Celtic languages
celt: a prehistoric chisel-bladed tool
Celt: a person of Celtic origin
Celt: If you describe someone as a Celt, you mean that they are part of the racial group which comes from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany. A common prehistoric tool of stone or metal, shaped like a chisel or ax head. 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 (Celte, from Celtae (plural)). Any member of an early Indo-European people who spread over much of Europe from the 2nd millennium to the 1st century BC. They were absorbed into the Roman Empire as Britons, Gauls, Boii, Galatians, and Celtiberians. Early archaeological evidence ( 700 BC) comes from the Hallstatt site in Austria. People of this Iron Age culture controlled trade routes along the Rhône, Seine, Rhine, and Danube rivers. As they moved west, Hallstatt warriors introduced the use of iron, which helped them dominate other Celtic tribes. By the mid 5th century BC, the La Tène culture emerged along the Rhine and moved into eastern Europe and the British Isles. Celts sacked Rome 390 and raided the whole peninsula, then settled south of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and menaced Rome until they were defeated in 225 BC. In the Balkans, they sacked Delphi in 279 but were defeated by the Aetolians. They crossed to Anatolia and looted until they were subdued by Attalus I about 230 BC. Rome controlled Cisalpine Gaul by 192 and in 124 took territory beyond the Alps. In Transalpine Gaul, from the Rhine and the Alps west, the Celts were pressed by Germanic tribes from the west and Romans from the south. By 58 Julius Caesar had begun campaigns to annex all of Gaul. Celtic settlement of Britain and Ireland is deduced from archaeological and linguistic evidence. The Celtic social system comprised a warrior aristocracy and freemen farmers; Druids, with magico-religious duties, ranked higher than warriors. They had a mixed farming economy. Their oral literary composition was highly developed, as was their art; they manufactured gold and silver jewelry, swords and scabbards, and shields inlaid with enamel
Celt: {i} member of the Celts, one of a people group that once inhabited the British Isles and Spain and Gaul in pre Roman times; person who speaks or whose forefathers spoke a Celtic language (also Kelt)
celt: {SAMPLE DEFINITION}
celt: Noun (Plural: Celts) The Celts were the dominant race in Europe during the Iron Age
celt: An axe, celts were generally manufactured of flaked stone (chert or fine-grained igneous rock), ground stone (usually tough metamorphic rocks, such as serpentine), or even large shells Celts usually have a single bit Rather than use them to fell trees, trees were frequently ringed, which destroyed the living tissue of the trunk causing the plant to die
celt: One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France
celt: = Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching CELTic = current or previous CELT Scholar
celt: An ancient stone blade used as a tool, usually hafted, e g an adze or a chisel
celt: A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations
celt: a small axe-like type of stone implement usually held in the hand used for working wooden materials
celt: A thin, ungroved axe with a sharp edge used for cutting or chopping Probably hafted into a wooden handle
celt: a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times
celt: A tapered axe blade fitted into a socketed handle Ground stone celts were used from the Middle Woodland to Mississippian periods

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kelts

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/ˈkelts/ /ˈkɛlts/

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[ 'selt ] (noun.) 1715. Late Latin celtis chisel.

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