ALL meanings of ireland
Ire·land
I i - noun ireland John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918. 1
- noun ireland Also called Emerald Isle. Latin Hibernia. a large western island of the British Isles, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 32,375 sq. mi. (83,850 sq. km). 1
- noun ireland Republic of. Formerly Irish Free State (1922–37)Also called Eire (1937–49)a republic occupying most of the island of Ireland. 27,137 sq. mi. (70,285 sq. km). Capital: Dublin. Irish Eire. 1
- noun ireland Heraldry. a coat of arms blazoned as follows: Azure, a harp or stringed argent. 1
- noun ireland Republic of Ireland, Eire 1
- noun ireland island of Ireland 1
- noun ireland an island off NW Europe: part of the British Isles, separated from Britain by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel; contains large areas of peat bog, with mountains that rise over 900 m (3000 ft) in the southwest and several large lakes. It was conquered by England in the 16th and early 17th centuries and ruled as a dependency until 1801, when it was united with Great Britain until its division in 1921 into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland 0
- noun ireland John (Nicholson). 1879–1962, English composer, esp of songs 0
- noun ireland island of the British Isles, west of Great Britain: 32,595 sq mi (84,421 sq km) 0
- noun ireland republic comprising the S provinces of this island & three counties of Ulster province: established as a republic in 1922, it was a member of the Commonwealth until 1949: 27,137 sq mi (70,285 sq km); pop. 3,560,000; cap. Dublin 0