Standard Lemma guide

Celtiberian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/
  • /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/
  • /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/
  • /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/
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  • rhymes with -ɪɹiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to these people or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic branch spoken by these people in an area of the Iberian Peninsula lying between the headwaters of the Duero, Tajo, Júcar and Turia rivers and the Ebro river.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Celtic

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of Celtic + Iberian.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: keltiberština — language
  • Finnish: keltiberi — language
  • Galician: celtibero — language
  • German: Keltiberisch — language
  • Hungarian: keltibér — language
  • Italian: celtiberico — language
  • Japanese: ケルティベリア語 (kerutiberiago) — language
  • Polish: celtyberyjski — language
  • Portuguese: celtibero — language
  • Russian: кельтиберский (kelʹtiberskij) — language
  • Spanish: celtíbero — language
  • Swedish: keltoiberiska — language
  • Catalan: celtiber — person
  • Dutch: Celtiberen — person
  • Finnish: keltiberi — person
  • French: celtibère — person
  • Galician: celtibero — person
  • German: Keltiberer — person
  • German: Keltibererin — person
  • Icelandic: Keltiberi — person
  • Irish: Ceiltibéarach — person
  • Italian: celtibero — person
  • Latin: Celtibērī — person
  • Portuguese: celtibero — person
  • Russian: кельтибери́ец (kelʹtiberíjec) — person
  • Spanish: celtíbero — person
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