Ireland
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)lənd
- Hyphenation: Ire‧land
Proper noun
[edit]Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)
- A large island in northwestern Europe.
- 2023 February 28, “UK’s Sunak in Northern Ireland after landing new Brexit trade deal”, in EFE[1], archived from the original on March 01, 2023[2]:
- The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member.
- A country in Europe
- Synonym: Republic of Ireland
- A surname.
- Other places named Ireland:
- A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).
- A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Synonyms
[edit]- (island): Emerald Isle
- (nation): Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland (rare)
- (both): Éire, Eire, Hibernia, Éireann, Éirinn, Erin, Wolfland (obsolete nickname), Scotia (archaic) Ivernia (archaic), Green Erin (dated, literary, poetic)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: アイルランド (Airurando)
Translations
[edit]island
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country — see also Republic of Ireland
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See also
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- en:Islands
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- English surnames
- en:Villages in Bedfordshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Bedfordshire, England
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- en:Villages in Nova Scotia
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- en:Places in Ireland
- en:Places in Northern Ireland
- en:Places in the United Kingdom
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