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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.
Geographical relationships: Cira, Continuity Army Council, Continuity Irish Republican Army, Catholic Reaction Force, Inla, Irish National Liberation Army, People's Liberation Army, People's Republican Army, Ira, Irish Republican Army, Provisional Ira, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos, Dissident Irish Republican Army, Real Ira, Real Irish Republican Army, Rira
Group relationships: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth Of Nations, Common Market, Ec, Eec, Eu, Europe, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Group relationships: Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Europe
Terms within: Capital Of Ireland, Dublin, Irish Capital, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tara, Waterford
Derivative terms: Irelander
2. Noun. An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Geographical relationships: Battle Of Boyne, Boyne, Drogheda, Water Spaniel, Shillalah, Shillelagh, Patronym, Patronymic, Irish, Irish Gaelic, Keen, Ceilidh, Barmbrack, Ben, Ana, Aengus, Angus, Angus Og, Oengus, Boann, Brigit, Dagda, Dana, Danu, Fomor, Fomorian, Gwydion, Ler, Lir, Lug, Lugh, Manannan, Morrigan, Morrigu, Tuatha De, Tuatha De Danann, Banshee, Banshie, Macushla, O'toole, Peter O'toole, Peter Seamus O'toole
Terms within: Aran Islands, Northern Ireland, Eire, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland
Group relationships: British Isles
Specialized synonyms: Erin
Generic synonyms: Island
Member holonyms: Irelander, Irish Person, Irishman, Irishwoman
Derivative terms: Irelander, Irish
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
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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