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Hibernian

Hibernian adjective: of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish.

Adjective

Hibernian (comparative more Hibernian, superlative most Hibernian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish.

Noun

Hibernian (plural Hibernians)

  1. An Irish person.
  2. A member of the Irish-ethnic Catholic fraternal Ancient Order of Hibernians

Forms of Hibernian

Adjective
comparativemore Hibernian
superlativemost Hibernian
Noun
pluralHibernians

Origin of Hibernian

From Hibernia + -an.

Questions about Hibernian

What does Hibernian mean?
Hibernian means of or pertaining to Ireland; Irish.
What part of speech is Hibernian?
Hibernian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Hibernian in the dictionary

  1. hibernator
  2. hibernators
  3. hibernatory
  4. Hibernensis
  5. Hibernia
  6. Hibernian
  7. Hibernianism
  8. Hibernianisms
  9. Hibernians
  10. Hibernic
  11. Hibernical

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