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Gaeltacht
(Gael|tacht)
Pronunciation:
/ˈgeɪltəxt, ˈgeːltəxt/
(
the Gaeltacht
)
a region of Ireland in which the vernacular language is Irish.
Origin:
Irish, earlier
Gaedhealtacht
, from
Gaedheal
'Gael' +
tacht
'talk, speech'
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