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Kildare

Syllables: Kil·dareUS/kɪlˈdɛɹ/

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Ireland/kɪlˈdɛɚ/

Kildare proper noun: a county of Ireland.

Proper noun

Kildare

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A town in County Kildare (Irish grid ref N 7212).

Origin of Kildare

From Irish Cill Dara, from Old Irish Cell Daro (literally “Church of the Oak”).

Words that rhyme with Kildare

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Questions about Kildare

What does Kildare mean?
Kildare means a county of Ireland.
What part of speech is Kildare?
Kildare is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kildare?
Kildare is pronounced /kɪlˈdɛɹ/ (US).

Words near Kildare in the dictionary

  1. Kilcullens
  2. Kilcunda
  3. kild
  4. Kildale
  5. Kildangan
  6. Kildare
  7. Kildary
  8. Kilday
  9. Kildays
  10. kildee
  11. kildeer

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