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Monaghan

/ˈmʌnəhən/

Monaghan proper noun: a county of Ireland.

Proper noun

Monaghan (countable and uncountable, plural Monaghans)

  1. A county of Ireland.
    • The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled.1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600, Browne and Nolan, page 282
  2. A town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 6733).
  3. A township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. An Irish surname.

Forms of Monaghan

pluralMonaghans

Origin of Monaghan

Borrowed from Irish Muineachán. The surname derives from an anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin.

Words formed from Monaghan

Questions about Monaghan

What does Monaghan mean?
Monaghan means a county of Ireland.
What part of speech is Monaghan?
Monaghan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Monaghan?
Monaghan is pronounced /ˈmʌnəhən/.

Words near Monaghan in the dictionary

  1. monadologies
  2. monadology
  3. monadoxanthin
  4. monads
  5. Monagas
  6. Monaghan
  7. Monahan
  8. Monahans
  9. Monak
  10. Monakow's nuclei
  11. Monakow's nucleus

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