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Corrib

Corrib proper noun: a lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.

corrib: a lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib
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Proper noun

Corrib

  1. A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.
  2. A river in County Galway, Ireland, connecting the lough to the sea.
    • Students were balancing a kayak down by the back of the Science Building.
      Ambitious, Jamie said.
      Why?
      That’s the fastest-flowing river in Europe, the Corrib, Jamie said.2023, Elaine Feeney, How to Build a Boat, Vintage (2024), page 230

Origin of Corrib

From Irish Coirib. It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir, whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (literally “crane bag”), the most likely source of Corrib.

Questions about Corrib

What does Corrib mean?
Corrib means a lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib.
What part of speech is Corrib?
Corrib is a proper noun.

Words near Corrib in the dictionary

  1. correus debendi
  2. correxion
  3. correxions
  4. corrgram
  5. corrgrams
  6. Corrib
  7. corrida
  8. corridas
  9. corrido
  10. corrido tumbado
  11. corridor

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