Celt

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Celt Someone who speaks one of the Celtic languages or is descended from a Celtic language area. After 2000 bc, early Celts spread from e France and w Germany over much of w Europe, including Britain. They developed a village-based, heirarchical society headed by nobles and Druids. Conquered by the Romans, the Celts were pushed into Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany by Germanic peoples. Their culture remained vigorous, and Celtic churches were important in the early spread of Christianity in n Europe.

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