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Dublin

/ˈdʌblən/

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Irish/ˈdʊbᵊlən/

Dublin proper noun: the capital city of Ireland.

Proper noun

Dublin

  1. The capital city of Ireland.
  2. A traditional county of Ireland, now divided into the City of Dublin and three counties; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
  3. (metonymically) The government of the Republic of Ireland.
  4. A small town in South Australia.
  5. A village in the Gomel Region, Belarus.
  6. A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.
  8. A city in Alameda County, California.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Florida.
  10. A city, the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia.
  11. A town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Hartford County, Maryland.
  2. A township in Swift County, Minnesota.
  3. A ghost town in Barton County, Missouri.
  4. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  5. A former neighborhood in the city of Paterson, New Jersey.
  6. A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  7. A city in Franklin County, Delaware County and Union County, Ohio.
  8. A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
  9. A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A city in Erath County, Texas.
  13. A town in Pulaski County, Virginia.
  14. The former name of Royal, an unincorporated community in Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Dublin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Dublin in Hindi

the capital of the Republic of Ireland
डबलिन ḍablin

Dublin in Tamil

the capital of the Republic of Ireland
டப்லின் ṭapliṉ

Dublin in Marathi

one of the counties of Ireland
डबलिन ḍablin
the capital of the Republic of Ireland
डबलिन ḍablin

Dublin in Urdu

the capital of the Republic of Ireland
ڈبلن ḍablin
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Dublin in Bengali
ডাবলিন ḍabolin
Dublin in Pashto
دبلن dablín, دوبلېن dublán
Dublin in Tagalog
Dublin
Dublin in Arabic
دَبْلِن dablin
Dublin in Malay
Dublin
Dublin in Indonesian
Dublin
Dublin in Persian
دوبلین dublin
Dublin in Thai
ดับลิน dàp-blin
Dublin in Vietnamese
Đạp Lân, Đu-blin
Dublin in Myanmar
ဒပ်ဗလင်မြို့ dapba.langmrui.

Origin of Dublin

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

Words formed from Dublin

Phrases with Dublin

Questions about Dublin

What does Dublin mean?
Dublin means the capital city of Ireland.
What is Dublin in Hindi?
Dublin in Hindi is डबलिन (ḍablin). See Dublin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dublin?
Dublin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dublin?
Dublin is pronounced /ˈdʌblən/.

Words near Dublin in the dictionary

  1. dublet
  2. dublets
  3. Dubliany
  4. dublicate
  5. dublike
  6. Dublin
  7. Dublin Bay prawn
  8. Dublin Castle
  9. Dublin Mean Time
  10. Dublin trout
  11. Dubliner

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