Definition of Ireland

1. Noun. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921.


2. Noun. An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Definition of Ireland

1. Proper noun. A large island in northwest Europe. ¹

2. Proper noun. A republic occupying the majority-area of the island of Ireland, with Northern Ireland occupying the rest of the island. Also known as the ''Republic of Ireland'' since 1949. ¹

3. Proper noun. A family surname. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ireland

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Literary usage of Ireland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"In Ireland it excited not a little disapproval among members of his own communion, ... He accordingly left Ireland in the autumn of 1894, accompanied by the ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"J Pol Econ 24:713-30 Jl '16 ф History Humbert's invasion of Ireland In 1798. RH Murray. ... New Repub 8:61-2 Ag 19 '16 Ireland and the ministerial changes. ..."

3. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (1906)
"Ireland. In concluding this section, we must travel for a moment to Ireland. ... The diminution began with the famine year, 1846, so that Ireland, ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"In Ireland it excited not a little disapproval among members of his own communion, ... He accordingly left Ireland in the autumn of 1894, accompanied by the ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"J Pol Econ 24:713-30 Jl '16 ф History Humbert's invasion of Ireland In 1798. RH Murray. ... New Repub 8:61-2 Ag 19 '16 Ireland and the ministerial changes. ..."

6. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (1906)
"Ireland. In concluding this section, we must travel for a moment to Ireland. ... The diminution began with the famine year, 1846, so that Ireland, ..."

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