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ireland

UK[ˈɑɪələnd]US[ˈäɪɚɫɪ̈nd]
nounA2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,042 of 15,258mostly written

Ireland is the green island country of Dublin, shamrocks and folk music. Go to Ireland, the west of Ireland, born in Ireland.

The island holds two countries: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The Irish language is an official language of the Republic, though English is what almost everybody speaks day to day.

Jeff Schmaltz · Public domain

Definitions of ireland

  1. 1nounirelandThe green island country of Dublin, shamrocks, and folk music.A2+

    “We took the ferry from Wales to Ireland and spent a week in Dublin.”

ireland is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Middle English

    Irlond

  2. English

    Ireland

  3. English, today

    ireland

Ireland comes from Middle English Irlond. From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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