Celtophobia

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noun

Hatred against Celtic peoples.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounCeltophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHatred against Celtic peoples.

    But it is the hard fate of those who stand on the side of the party of prejudice; and I have seen Celtophobia developed by contagion in men who once seemed incapable of it.

    1897, John Mackinnon Robertson, The Saxon and the Celt: A Study in Sociology

Origin

From Celto- + -phobia. Attested since the 19th century.

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APA

Celtophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtophobia

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“Celtophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celtophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtophobia.

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