Definition of Gaelic. Meaning of Gaelic. Synonyms of Gaelic

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Definition of Gaelic

Gaelic
Erse Erse ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
Gaelic
Gaelic Gael"ic, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.] The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
Gaelic
Gaelic Gael"ic (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach, from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.

Meaning of Gaelic from wikipedia

- Look up Gaelic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gaelic (pronounced /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ for Irish Gaelic and /ˈɡælɪk/ for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means...
- Scottish Gaelic (/ˈɡælɪk/, GAL-ik; endonym: Gàidhlig [ˈkaːlɪkʲ] ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic...
- media help. Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ˈɡeɪlɪk/ ****-lik), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European...
- The Goidelic (/ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/ goy-DEL-ik) or Gaelic languages (Irish: teangacha Gaelacha; Scottish Gaelic: cànanan Goidhealach; Manx: çhengaghyn Gaelgagh)...
- include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most po****r of the sports, are both organised by the Gaelic Athletic...
- Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football,...
- The Gaels (/ɡeɪlz/ ****LZ; Irish: Na Gaeil [n̪ˠə ˈɡeːlʲ]; Scottish Gaelic: Na Gàidheil [nə ˈkɛː.al]; Manx: Ny Gaeil [nə ˈɡeːl]) are an ethnolinguistic group...
- Gaelic Ireland (Irish: Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and ****ociated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric...
- Canadian Gaelic or Cape Breton Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhlig Chanada, A' Ghàidhlig Chanadach or Gàidhlig Cheap Bhreatainn), often known in Canadian...
- Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland...