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IRISH GAELIC
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The Celtic language of Ireland
Synonyms:
Irish; Irish Gaelic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Irish Gaelic" is a kind of...):
Erse; Gaelic; Goidelic (any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Irish Gaelic"):
Old Irish (Irish Gaelic up to about 1100)
Middle Irish (Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500)