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Gaels

Gaels is the plural of Gael.

Meaning of Gael

Noun

Gael (plural Gaels)

  1. A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.
    • For the great Gaels of Ireland
      Are the men that God made mad,
      For all their wars are merry,
      And all their songs are sad.1911, G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse, Book II: The Gathering Of The Chiefs

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Questions about Gaels

What is Gaels the plural of?
Gaels is the plural of Gael.

Words near Gaels in the dictionary

  1. Gaelicizing
  2. Gaelicness
  3. Gaelism
  4. Gaelophone
  5. Gaelophones
  6. Gaels
  7. gaelscoil
  8. gaelscoileanna
  9. Gaeltacht
  10. Gaeltachtaí
  11. Gaeltachts

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