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Gaelic

adjective
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  1. 🔊/ˈɡælɪk/, 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    🔊/ˈɡælɪk/, 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
     in or connected with the Celtic language of Scotland （苏格兰的）盖尔语compare Scots
  2. 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    (also Irish Gaelic)
    in or connected with the Celtic language of Ireland （爱尔兰的）盖尔语compare Irish
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGaelic is used with these nouns:
    • football
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Gaelic

noun [uncountable]
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  1. 🔊/ˈɡælɪk/, 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    🔊/ˈɡælɪk/, 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
     the Celtic language of Scotland（苏格兰的）盖尔语 compare ScotsTopics Languagec2
  2. 🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    🔊/ˈɡeɪlɪk/
    (also Irish Gaelic)
    the Celtic language of Ireland（爱尔兰的）盖尔语 compare Irish, ErseTopics Languagec2
CultureIn Scotland Scottish Gaelic is spoken by around 1 per cent of the population, mainly in the Highlands and on the west coast. Many more people speak Irish (also called Irish Gaelic), which is taught in schools in Ireland as one of the country's two official languages.