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Liffey

/ˈlɪfi/

Liffey proper noun: a river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.

Proper noun

Liffey

  1. A river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.
    • That there, that's not me
      I go where I please
      I walk through walls
      I float down the Liffey2000, “How to Disappear Completely”, in Kid A, performed by Radiohead
  2. A town in Meander Valley council area and the Northern Midlands council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin of Liffey

Borrowed from Irish Life.

Words formed from Liffey

Words that rhyme with Liffey

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Questions about Liffey

What does Liffey mean?
Liffey means a river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.
What part of speech is Liffey?
Liffey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Liffey?
Liffey is pronounced /ˈlɪfi/.

Words near Liffey in the dictionary

  1. lifeworlds
  2. lifeworthy
  3. lifey
  4. Liff
  5. LIFFE
  6. Liffey
  7. Liffey water
  8. Lifford
  9. LIFG
  10. LIFGs
  11. lifibrate

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