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Letterkenny

/ˌlɛtɚˈkɛni/

Letterkenny proper noun: a town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1712).

Proper noun

Letterkenny

  1. A town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1712).
  2. A community in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin of Letterkenny

From Irish Leitir Ceanainn (“Hillside of the O'Cannons”).

Words that rhyme with Letterkenny

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Questions about Letterkenny

What does Letterkenny mean?
Letterkenny means a town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1712).
What part of speech is Letterkenny?
Letterkenny is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Letterkenny?
Letterkenny is pronounced /ˌlɛtɚˈkɛni/.

Words near Letterkenny in the dictionary

  1. lettering
  2. letterings
  3. Letterism
  4. Letterist
  5. Letterists
  6. Letterkenny
  7. letterleaf
  8. letterless
  9. letterlessness
  10. letterlike
  11. letterlocking

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