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balbriggan

/bælˈbɹɪɡn̩/

balbriggan noun: an unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.

Noun

balbriggan (countable and uncountable, plural balbriggans)

  1. An unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.

Proper noun capitalized: Balbriggan

Balbriggan

  1. A town in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2064).

Forms of balbriggan

pluralbalbriggans

Origin of balbriggan

From Balbriggan, a place in Ireland.

From Irish Baile Brigín.

Questions about balbriggan

What does balbriggan mean?
Balbriggan means an unbleached, knitted, cotton fabric mostly used for underwear.
What part of speech is balbriggan?
Balbriggan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce balbriggan?
Balbriggan is pronounced /bælˈbɹɪɡn̩/.
What is the plural of balbriggan?
The plural of balbriggan is balbriggans.

Words near balbriggan in the dictionary

  1. Balboa Heights
  2. balboas
  3. Balbodh
  4. Balboni
  5. Balbonis
  6. balbriggan
  7. balbriggans
  8. balbucinate
  9. balbucinated
  10. balbucinates
  11. balbucinating

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