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Carrickfergus

/ˌkæɹɪkˈfɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/

Carrickfergus proper noun: a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Carrickfergus

  1. A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Origin of Carrickfergus

From Irish Carraig Fhearghais (literally “Fergus’s stone”).

Words that rhyme with Carrickfergus

Questions about Carrickfergus

What does Carrickfergus mean?
Carrickfergus means a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is Carrickfergus?
Carrickfergus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carrickfergus?
Carrickfergus is pronounced /ˌkæɹɪkˈfɜː(ɹ)ɡəs/.

Words near Carrickfergus in the dictionary

  1. carrick
  2. carrick bend
  3. carrick bends
  4. Carrick-on-Shannon
  5. Carrick-on-Suir
  6. Carrickfergus
  7. Carrickmacross
  8. Carrickmines
  9. Carrickmore
  10. Carricknagat
  11. carricks

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