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Meaning of Gaeltacht in English:

Gaeltacht

proper noun

the Gaeltacht

  • A region of Ireland in which the vernacular language is Irish.

Pronunciation

Gaeltacht

/ˈɡeɪltəxt/ /ˈɡeːltəxt/

Origin

Irish, earlier Gaedhealtacht, from Gaedheal ‘Gael’ + tacht ‘talk, speech’.