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Leopardstown

Leopardstown proper noun: a southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).

Proper noun

Leopardstown

  1. A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).

Origin of Leopardstown

From Irish Baile na Lobhar, town of the lepers. This later became Leperstown, which was corrupted to Leopardstown, erasing the leper connection.

Questions about Leopardstown

What does Leopardstown mean?
Leopardstown means a southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).
What part of speech is Leopardstown?
Leopardstown is a proper noun.

Words near Leopardstown in the dictionary

  1. leopardsbanes
  2. leopardskin
  3. leopardskins
  4. leopardsona
  5. leopardsonas
  6. Leopardstown
  7. leopardwood
  8. leopardy
  9. Leopold
  10. Leopoldian
  11. Leopoldism

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