Ireland
Syllables: Ire·land/ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
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West[ˈaɪɚlənd]
Ireland proper noun: a large island in northwestern Europe.
Proper noun
Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)
- A large island in northwestern Europe.
- The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member.2023 February 28, “UK’s Sunak in Northern Ireland after landing new Brexit trade deal”, in EFE, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2023
- Synonyms:
- Emerald Isle
- A country in northwestern Europe.
- 'I am of Ireland, / And the Holy Land of Ireland, / And time runs on,' cried she. / 'Come out of charity, / Come dance with me in Ireland.'1931 August 19 (date written), W[illiam] B[utler] Yeats, “Words for Music Perhaps. XX. ‘I am of Ireland’.”, in The Winding Stair and Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published December...
- Synonyms:
- Republic of Ireland, Eire, Southern Ireland
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).
- A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Ireland meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Ireland in Hindi
- country — see also Republic of Ireland
- आयरलैंड āyarlaiṇḍ, आयरलैण्ड āyarlaiṇḍ
- island
- आयरलैंड āyarlaiṇḍ, आयरलैण्ड āyarlaiṇḍ
Ireland in Tamil
- country — see also Republic of Ireland
- அயர்லாந்து ayarlāntu
- island
- அயர்லாந்து ayarlāntu
Ireland in Marathi
- country — see also Republic of Ireland
- आयर्लंड āyarlaṇḍa
- island
- आयर्लंड āyarlaṇḍa
Ireland in Urdu
- country — see also Republic of Ireland
- آئِرْلَینْڈ āirlainḍ, آیَرْلَینْڈ āyarlainḍ, آئِرْسْتان āirstān
- island
- آئِرْلَینْڈ āirlainḍ, آیَرْلَینْڈ āyarlainḍ, آئِرْسْتان āirstān
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- Ireland in Bengali
- আয়ারল্যান্ড aẏarolênḍ
- Ireland in Telugu
- ఐర్లాండ్ airlāṇḍ, ఐర్లాండు airlāṇḍu
- Ireland in Malayalam
- അയർലന്റ് ayaṟlanṟŭ
- Ireland in Kannada
- ಐರ್ಲೆಂಡ್ airleṇḍ
- Ireland in Punjabi
- ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ āiralaiṇḍ
- Ireland in Gujarati
- આયર્લેન્ડ āyarlenḍ
- Ireland in Odia
- ଆୟରଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ āyaralyāṇḍa, ଆୟର୍ଲାଣ୍ଡ āyarlāṇḍa
- Ireland in Sinhala
- අයර්ලන්තය ayarlantaya
- Ireland in Assamese
- আয়াৰলেণ্ড ayarlend
- Ireland in Nepali
- आयरल्यान्ड āyaralyānḍa
- Ireland in Pashto
- آيرلېنډ āyrlenḍ
- Ireland in Tagalog
- Irlanda
- Ireland in Arabic
- أَيِرْلَنْدَا ʔayirlandā, أَيِرْلَنْدَا f or إِيرْلَنْدَا ʔayirlandā
- Ireland in Malay
- Ireland
- Ireland in Indonesian
- Irlandia
- Ireland in Thai
- ไอร์แลนด์ ai-lɛɛn
- Ireland in Vietnamese
- Ái Nhĩ Lan, Ai-len
- Ireland in Myanmar
- အိုင်ယာလန် uing-yalan
- Sindhi
- آئرلينڊ ārlẽḍ
Synonyms of Ireland
- Emerald Isle
- Republic of Ireland
- Eire
- Southern Ireland
- Éire
- Hibernia
- Éireann
- Éirinn
- Erin
- Wolfland
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- Free State
- Scotia Ivernia
- Green Erin
- Scotia
Forms of Ireland
| plural | Irelands |
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Origin of Ireland
From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish.
Words formed from Ireland
Phrases with Ireland
Words that rhyme with Ireland
Questions about Ireland
- What does Ireland mean?
- Ireland means a large island in northwestern Europe.
- What is Ireland in Hindi?
- Ireland in Hindi is आयरलैंड (āyarlaiṇḍ), आयरलैण्ड (āyarlaiṇḍ). See Ireland meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ireland?
- Ireland is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ireland?
- Ireland is pronounced /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/.
Words near Ireland in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Ireland (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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