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Munster

/ˈmʌnstəɹ/

Munster proper noun: the southernmost province of Ireland.

munster: the southernmost province of Ireland
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Proper noun (1)

Munster

  1. The southernmost province of Ireland.

Proper noun (2)

Munster

  1. A town in Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, France.

Origin of Munster

From Old Irish Mumu (in either dative Mumain or genitive Muman) + Old Norse staðr.

Borrowed from French Munster or German Münster, ultimately from Alemannic German.

Words formed from Munster

  • Munster cheese

Phrases with Munster

Questions about Munster

What does Munster mean?
Munster means the southernmost province of Ireland.
What part of speech is Munster?
Munster is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Munster?
Munster is pronounced /ˈmʌnstəɹ/.

Words near Munster in the dictionary

  1. Munslow
  2. Munson
  3. Munson-Nixon Line
  4. Munsonian
  5. Munsonville
  6. Munster
  7. Munster Irish
  8. Munsterman
  9. Munstermen
  10. Munsterwoman
  11. Munsterwomen

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Munster (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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