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Hiberno-English

UK/hɪˈbɜːnəʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/US/haɪˈbɝnoʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Hiberno-English proper noun: the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Hiberno-English

  1. The set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Synonyms of Hiberno-English

Forms of Hiberno-English

alternative formHiberno English

Origin of Hiberno-English

From Hiberno- + English.

Questions about Hiberno-English

What does Hiberno-English mean?
Hiberno-English means the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is Hiberno-English?
Hiberno-English is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hiberno-English?
Hiberno-English is pronounced /hɪˈbɜːnəʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near Hiberno-English in the dictionary

  1. Hiberno English
  2. Hiberno-
  3. Hiberno-American
  4. Hiberno-Americans
  5. Hiberno-Celtic
  6. Hiberno-English
  7. Hibernocentric
  8. Hibernocentrism
  9. hibernoma
  10. hibernomas
  11. hibernomata

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