Meanings
nounCeltiberian (plural Celtiberians)
plural Celtiberians · alternative Celt-Iberian
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to these people or their language.
Similar
Origin
- Ancient GreekΚελτός (Keltós)
- Ancient GreekἼβηρ (Íbēr)
- Ancient GreekΚελτίβηρ (Keltíbēr)
- LatinCeltibēr
- EnglishCeltiberian
From Latin Celtibēr [itself from Ancient Greek Κελτίβηρ (Keltíbēr), a blend of Κελτός (Keltós, “Celt”) + Ἴβηρ (Íbēr, “Iberian”)] + -ian. By surface analysis, a blend of Celt + Iberian.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan celtiber
- celtiberperson
Czech keltiberština
- keltiberštinalanguage
Dutch Celtiberen
- Celtiberenperson
Finnish keltiberi, keltiberi
- keltiberiperson
- keltiberilanguage
French Celtibère, celtibère
- Celtibèreperson
- celtibèrelanguage
- celtibériquelanguage
- celtibèrepertaining to Celtiberian
- celtibériquepertaining to Celtiberian
German Keltiberer, Keltibererin
- Keltibererperson
- Keltibererinperson
- Keltiberischlanguage
Hungarian keltibér
- keltibérlanguage
Icelandic Keltiberi
- Keltiberiperson
Irish Ceiltibéarach
- Ceiltibéarachperson
Italian celtibero, celtiberico
- celtiberoperson
- celtibericolanguage
Japanese ケルティベリア語
- ケルティベリア語 (kerutiberiago)language
Latin Celtibērī
- Celtibērīperson
Polish Celtyber, Celtyberka
- Celtyberperson
- Celtyberkaperson
- język celtyberyjskilanguage
- celtyberyjskipertaining to Celtiberian
Portuguese celtibero, celtibero
- celtiberoperson
- celtiberolanguage
Russian кельтибери́ец, кельтиберский
- кельтибери́ец (kelʹtiberíjec)person
- кельтиберский (kelʹtiberskij)language
Spanish celtíbero, celtíbero
- celtíberoperson
- celtíberolanguage
Swedish keltoiberiska
- keltoiberiskalanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Celtiberian
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Celtiberian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtiberian
MLA
“Celtiberian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtiberian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celtiberian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtiberian.
Source: Celtiberian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.