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Is it pronounced Seltic or Keltic


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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/celtic

 

Celticadjective 
UK  /?kel.t?k/ /?sel.t?k/ US  /?kel.t?k/ /?sel.t?k/
 

of an ancient European people who are related to the Irish, Scots,Welsh, and Bretons, or of their language or culture:

 

 



Although there is an article that i looked at as well - Where they disambiguate sports teams - Such as the Boston Celtics ( SELTICS ) and Glasgow Celtics

the ' Cambridge Dictionary ' has both US and UK english speakers saying (K)eltic. Sources Noted =)

 

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Celtic+-+Pronunciation

 

 

"The reason the Boston Celtics and Glasgow Celtic and all those other sports teams founded around 1900 (give or take a couple decades) pronounce their names Seltic is not because they were founded by ignorant folk who didn't know any better, but because they spoke English and did know the proper pronunciation of the English word 'Celtic'. 

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