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boreens

boreens is the plural 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)”

Questions about boreens

What is boreens the plural of?
Boreens is the plural of boreen.

Words near boreens in the dictionary

  1. boredom
  2. boredoms
  3. boree
  4. Boree Creek
  5. boreen
  6. boreens
  7. borees
  8. borefest
  9. borefests
  10. borefield
  11. borefields

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