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Dail

Dail proper noun: the lower house of the Irish parliament.

Proper noun

Dail

  1. The lower house of the Irish parliament
    • I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.1985, “Delerium Tremens” (track 2), in Ordinary Man, performed by Christy Moore

Origin of Dail

Borrowed from Irish Dáil, short for Dáil Éireann.

Questions about Dail

What does Dail mean?
Dail means the lower house of the Irish parliament.
What part of speech is Dail?
Dail is a proper noun.

Words near Dail in the dictionary

  1. daikon
  2. daikon radish
  3. daikon radishes
  4. daikons
  5. daikyu
  6. Dail
  7. Dailam
  8. Dailamite
  9. Dailamites
  10. Dailey
  11. Daileys

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