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Sligo

/ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

Sligo proper noun: a county of Ireland.

Proper noun

Sligo

  1. A county of Ireland.
    • In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it.2018, Sally Rooney, “Three Months Later (November 2011)”, in Normal People
  2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Origin of Sligo

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

Words formed from Sligo

Words that rhyme with Sligo

Questions about Sligo

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

Words near Sligo in the dictionary

  1. slightnesses
  2. slights
  3. slightsome
  4. slightually
  5. slighty
  6. Sligo
  7. Sligoman
  8. Sligomen
  9. Sligoville
  10. Sligowoman
  11. Sligowomen

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