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bohereen

bohereen is the alternative form of boreen.

Meaning of boreen

Noun

boreen (plural boreens)

  1. (Ireland) A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.
    • Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen \ And she smiled as she passed me by.c. 1900, “Star of the County Down (traditional folk song)”

Forms of bohereen

pluralbohereens

Questions about bohereen

What is bohereen the alternative form of?
Bohereen is the alternative form of boreen.

Words near bohereen in the dictionary

  1. Bohemistics
  2. bohemium
  3. Bohemond
  4. Bohemund
  5. Bohena Creek
  6. bohereen
  7. bohereens
  8. bohghost
  9. bohghosts
  10. BOHICA
  11. bohireen

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