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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Celte, from Latin Celtae (plural)

Celt

 noun
     
Celt [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
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