Sligo

English

Etymology

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

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Proper noun

Sligo

1. A county of Ireland.
   • 2018, Sally Rooney, “Three Months Later (November 2011)”, in Normal People:

     In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it.

2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Translations

county

• German: Sligo
• Irish: Sligeach m, Contae Shligigh m
• Macedonian: Сла́јго m (Slájgo)
• Russian: Сла́йго m (Slájgo)

town

• German: Sligo
• Irish: Sligeach m
• Macedonian: Сла́јго m (Slájgo)
• Russian: Сла́йго m (Slájgo)