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Irish
[ ahy-rish ]
noun
- the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- the aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland.
- Also called Irish Gaelic. the Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form. : Ir, Ir. Compare Middle Irish, Old Irish.
Irish
/ ˈaɪrɪʃ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
- informal.ludicrous or illogical
noun
- the Irishfunctioning as plural the natives or inhabitants of Ireland
- another name for Irish Gaelic
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Other Words From
- Irish·ly adverb
- anti-Irish adjective noun
- half-Irish adjective
- non-Irish adjective noun
- pre-Irish adjective
- pro-Irish adjective
- pseudo-Irish adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
- get one's Irish up, Informal. to become angry or outraged:
Don't go getting your Irish up over a little matter like that.
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Example Sentences
The month of May will see an Irish referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage.
After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.
A notably large Irish contingent took part in the infamous draft riots because they did not want to compete for jobs with blacks.
It is a reasonable assumption, considering his roots in the Republican Party, in the Marines, and his proud Scots-Irish roots.
Irish immigrants were more likely to vote Democratic, and German immigrants voted Republican.
The Irish Peasantry are idle, the English say truly enough; but who inquires whether there is any work within their reach?
While a counsellor was pleading at the Irish bar, a louse unluckily peeped from under his wig.
Two Irish soldiers being stationed in a borough in the west of England, got into a conversation respecting their quarters.
Moore cared not for it; indeed, I think that Irish gentlemen smoke much less than English.
An Irish clergyman insisted that it was the little hamlet of Auburn, in the county of Westmeath.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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