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Eire

UK/ˈɛəɹə/

Eire proper noun: the Republic of Ireland.

Proper noun

Eire

  1. (dated, proscribed, sometimes) The Republic of Ireland.
    • The neutrality, however, causes some peculiar situations, such as that arising from the prohibition of uniforms other than those of the Eireann Defence Forces and the Diplomatic Corps. This would be simple if no one from Eire were a sailor, soldier, or airman in the British Forces, but thousands of...1940 May, “The Irish Railways Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 295
  2. The island of Ireland, consisting of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    • […]; above all, from their language, which, to this day, has left its impress on the lands through which they journeyed from Aria to Ara, from Iberia to Eire.1887, U. J. Bourke, Pre-Christian Ireland, Browne & Nolan, page 1
    • Eire - now an oddity rarely used, an out-of-date reference.1996, John Wilson, Understanding Journalism; A Guide To Issues, Routledge., →ISBN, page 269

Examples of Eire in a sentence

  • The neutrality, however, causes some peculiar situations, such as that arising from the prohibition of uniforms other than those of the Eireann Defence Forces and the Diplomatic Corps.1940 May, “The Irish Railways Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 295:
  • My father and Uncle Terry agreed on most things, including a united Irish Republic that included all of Eire. […]”2004, Douglas Clark, Belfast: A Novel of the Troubles, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, →ISBN, page 211:
  • “Eire was not meant to be won by force, as the Romans intend. […] In attacking them, you avenge your kin and maintain the peaceful island of Eire. […]”2005, Kieran Wasserman, The Battle for Eire, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 310:

Forms of Eire

alternative formÉire

Origin of Eire

Borrowed from Irish Éire.

Words formed from Eire

Words that rhyme with Eire

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Questions about Eire

What does Eire mean?
Eire means the Republic of Ireland.
How do you use Eire in a sentence?
The neutrality, however, causes some peculiar situations, such as that arising from the prohibition of uniforms other than those of the Eireann Defence Forces and the Diplomatic Corps.
What part of speech is Eire?
Eire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Eire?
Eire is pronounced /ˈɛəɹə/ (UK).

Words near Eire in the dictionary

  1. Einstellung effect
  2. Einstellung effects
  3. EIP
  4. EIPH
  5. eir
  6. Eire
  7. Eireaboos
  8. Eirean
  9. Eireann
  10. Eireans
  11. Eireboo

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