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Celtae , ārum, m., = Κελταί,
I.a great parent - stock of people in the north of Europe, the Celts; among the Romans, in a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Middle Gaul, Caes. B. G. 1, 1; Liv. 5, 34, 1; Mel. 3, 2, 4; cf. Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105 sq. —
II. Hence deriv.: Celtĭcus , a, um, adj.
A. Celtic, of Middle Gaul: “Gallia,” Plin. 4, 17 31, § “105: spolia,” id. 8, 3, 3, § 6.—* Adv.: Celtĭcē , in the Celtic language, Plin. 33, 3, 12, § 40; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 27.—
B. (Acc. to the wide signif. of the Greeks.) Celtĭci , ōrum, m., a people in interior Spain and on the river Guadiana, Mel. 3, 1, 8; 3, 6, 2; Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 111; also adj.: “Celtica gens,” Mel. 3, 1, 9; and Promonturium, in Gallœcia, now Capo Finisterre, id. 3, 1, 7; Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 111.—
C. (In a broader sense.) Celtic = of Upper Italy: “rura,” Sil. 1, 46.—
D. Celtĭca , ae, f. (sc. terra), the Celtic country, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 14; 6, 13, 14, § 34.—
E. Celtĭcum , i, n. (sc. nomen or imperium), the Celtic nation, Celts, Liv. 5, 34, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 1.1
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 33.40
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.17
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 6.34
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 8.6
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 34.1
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