Celtics
Green NBA franchise
The Celtics are the Boston Celtics, a professional basketball team in the NBA and one of the most storied franchises in American sports: The Celtics won their eighteenth championship.
The word also refers to Celtic peoples—the ancient tribes of Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, or their modern descendants.
As an adjective, Celtic describes their languages, culture, or artistic traditions: Celtic music, Celtic knotwork.
Massachusetts state capital
- NBATop-tier American court league
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- Larry BirdBoston's #33 forward
- parquetDecorative wooden flooring
Garden · Bill Russell · Kevin Garnett · banners · rivalry · Lakers · shamrock · Ray Allen
Ancient Western European peoples
- BritonsUK inhabitants
- druidsCeltic spiritual leaders
- tribesAncestral social groups
- Iron AgePost-bronze historical period
warriors · La Tène · chieftains · Boudicca · woad · hillforts · Galatians · migration
Of the Emerald Isle
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- CornishOf southwestern peninsula
heritage · knotwork · folklore · mythology · traditions · diaspora · festival · identity
Celtic spiritual leaders
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- BeltaneCeltic spring fire festival
- sacred grovesReligiously significant protected woodlands
ritual · animism · polytheism · priesthood · oak · mistletoe · sacrifice · divination
Boston
Massachusetts state capital
- NBATop-tier American court league
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- Larry BirdBoston's #33 forward
parquet · Garden · Bill Russell · Kevin Garnett · banners · rivalry · Lakers · shamrock · Ray Allen · dynasty
Gauls
Ancient Western European peoples
Iron Age · warriors · La Tène · chieftains · Boudicca · woad · hillforts · Galatians · migration · chariot
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
Cornish · heritage · knotwork · folklore · mythology · traditions · diaspora · festival · identity · revival
druids
Celtic spiritual leaders
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- BeltaneCeltic spring fire festival
sacred groves · ritual · animism · polytheism · priesthood · oak · mistletoe · sacrifice · divination · otherworld
Welsh
Of a Celtic nation
Cornish · Manx · languages · grammar · vocabulary · revival · speakers · dialects · alphabet · syntax
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- sports teamsLakers, cricket team, national team, football team, Yankees
- Boston SportsRed Sox, Patriots, Fenway Park, Boston Garden, Big Papi
- BostonBeacon Hill, Boston Common, Boston Harbor, Charlestown, Chinatown
- MassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Salem
CelticsLakers
LA basketball franchise
Los Angeles Lakers · Miami Heat · Philadelphia 76ers · New York Knicks · Detroit Pistons
CelticsLakers
LA basketball franchise
Golden State Warriors · Phoenix Suns · Los Angeles Clippers · Denver Nuggets · San Antonio Spurs
CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles NBA team
Sacramento Kings · Charlotte Hornets · Minnesota Timberwolves · Memphis Grizzlies · Brooklyn Nets
- Celtic musicTraditional Irish and Scottish melodies
- Celtic knotEndless looping ornamental design
- Boston CelticsMassachusetts NBA franchise
- Celtic languagesInsular European tongue group
- Celtic crossRinged Christian symbol
- Celtic cultureHeritage of ancient Britons