Gaelic+language
21Gaelic football — (Irish: Peil , Peil Ghaelach , or Caid ), commonly referred to as football , is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today. [] * Bouncing the ball twice …
22Gaelic literature — is literature in the native tongue of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.Gaelic literature is recognised as one of the oldest literature traditions of Europe, excepting Latin and Greek.Latin had been used extensively in the Gaelic lands, with… …
23Language revitalization — is the attempt by interested parties, including individuals, cultural or community groups, governments, or political authorities, to recover the spoken use of a language that is endangered, moribund, or no longer spoken. Language death is the… …
24Gaelic — ► NOUN 1) (also Scottish Gaelic) a Celtic language spoken in western Scotland, brought from Ireland in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. 2) (also Irish Gaelic) another term for IRISH(Cf. ↑Irishwoman) (the language). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the… …
25Gaelic — pronounced gal ik or gay lik, denotes any of the modern Celtic languages spoken in Ireland (Irish Gaelic), Scotland (Scottish Gaelic), and the Isle of Man (Manx). There are two main varieties that were ancestors of these languages: Brythonic (or… …
26Language geography — is the branch of human geography that studies the geographic distribution of language or its constituent elements. There are two principal fields of study within the geography of language: the geography of languages , which deals with the… …
27Language movement — may imply any of the following:;Language specific social/political movements: *The Bengali Language Movement, which is commemorated by the International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO and Language Movement Day in Bangladesh *The Urdu… …
28Gaelic — Gael ic, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[ a]ilig.] The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic. [1913 Webster] …
29Gaelic — [gā′lik] n. [< Gael Gaidhealach] 1. the Celtic language of Scotland 2. the Goidelic languages as a group 3. IRISH (n. 1) adj. 1. of the Gaels 2. designating …
30Gaelic Ireland — Infobox Former Country native name = Éire conventional long name = Ireland continent = Europe common name = Ireland region = British Isles country = Ireland year start = prehistory year end = 1607 date end = September event end = Flight of the… …
