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Drogheda

/ˈdɹɒhɪdə/

Drogheda proper noun: a town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).

Proper noun

Drogheda

  1. A town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).

Origin of Drogheda

From Irish Droichead Átha (literally “bridge of the ford”).

Questions about Drogheda

What does Drogheda mean?
Drogheda means a town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).
What part of speech is Drogheda?
Drogheda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Drogheda?
Drogheda is pronounced /ˈdɹɒhɪdə/.

Words near Drogheda in the dictionary

  1. droger
  2. drogers
  3. Droges
  4. drogger
  5. droggers
  6. Drogheda
  7. drogher
  8. droghers
  9. drogman
  10. drogmans
  11. drogmen

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