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Glasnevin

Glasnevin proper noun: a parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437).

Proper noun

Glasnevin

  1. A parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437).
  2. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A rural locality in North Canterbury, New Zealand.

Origin of Glasnevin

Irish Glas Naeidhe

Questions about Glasnevin

What does Glasnevin mean?
Glasnevin means a parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437).
What part of speech is Glasnevin?
Glasnevin is a proper noun.

Words near Glasnevin in the dictionary

  1. Glasites
  2. Glaskin
  3. Glaslough
  4. Glaslyn
  5. glasma
  6. Glasnevin
  7. glasnost
  8. glasnostian
  9. glasnostic
  10. glasnosts
  11. glasnosty

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