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Connacht

/ˈkɒ.nɔːt/US/ˈkɒ.nɔt/

Connacht proper noun: the western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.

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Proper noun

Connacht

  1. The western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
  2. See also: Connacht Irish

Forms of Connacht

alternative form (dated)Connaught

Origin of Connacht

From Irish or Old Irish Connacht, genitive form of Connachta (“Connacht”).

Words formed from Connacht

Phrases with Connacht

Questions about Connacht

What does Connacht mean?
Connacht means the western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
What part of speech is Connacht?
Connacht is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Connacht?
Connacht is pronounced /ˈkɒ.nɔːt/ (UK).

Words near Connacht in the dictionary

  1. conmen
  2. conn
  3. conn'd
  4. Conn's syndrome
  5. Conn.
  6. Connacht
  7. Connacht Irish
  8. Connachtman
  9. Connachtmen
  10. Connachtwoman
  11. Connachtwomen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Connacht (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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