Gaeltacht

Gaedhealtacht (ˈɡeɪlˌtæxt, ˈɡaɛl-)

/ (ˈɡɛːltəxt) /

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noun

any of the regions in Ireland in which Irish Gaelic is the vernacular speech. The form Gaeltacht is sometimes also used to mean the region of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is spokenSee also Gaidhealtachd

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Word Origin for Gaeltacht

C20: from Irish Gaelic

Words nearby Gaeltacht

Gaekwar, Gael, Gaelic, Gaelic coffee, Gaelic football, Gaeltacht, Gaeta, gaff, gaffe, gaffer, gaffer tape

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