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Silicon Docks

Silicon Docks proper noun: an area of Dublin, Ireland, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.

Proper noun

Silicon Docks

  1. (informal) An area of Dublin, Ireland, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.
    • A waterfront period building in Dublin’s Silicon Docks is being brought to market by Knight Frank with potential for redevelopment at a guide price of €4 million.2021 October 13, Tim O'Brien, “Prime waterfront redevelopment opportunity in ‘Silicon Docks’ for €4m”, in The Irish Times, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026
    • Today, that area around the Grand Canal Basin where I used to walk is known as the Silicon Docks. An entirely new streetscape has emerged, and companies such as Google, Twitter, and Facebook are now based there.2023, Christopher Morash, Dublin: A Writer's City, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8

Origin of Silicon Docks

Styled on Silicon Valley.

Questions about Silicon Docks

What does Silicon Docks mean?
Silicon Docks means an area of Dublin, Ireland, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.
What part of speech is Silicon Docks?
Silicon Docks is a proper noun.

Words near Silicon Docks in the dictionary

  1. silicon copper
  2. silicon curtain
  3. silicon dioxide
  4. silicon disk
  5. silicon disks
  6. Silicon Docks
  7. Silicon Dreams
  8. silicon ester
  9. silicon esters
  10. Silicon Fen
  11. Silicon Forest

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