Donegal

[ don-i-gawl, don-i-gawl ]

noun
  1. a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1,865 sq. mi. (4,830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.

  2. Also called Donegal tweed . a plain or herringbone tweed with colored slubs.

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How to use Donegal in a sentence

  • In some parts of Donegal it is wine, not beer, that the Danes are said to have made.

    Ulster Folklore | Elizabeth Andrews

British Dictionary definitions for Donegal

Donegal

/ (ˈdɒnɪˌɡɔːl, ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl, ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl) /


noun
  1. a county in NW Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic: mountainous, with a rugged coastline and many offshore islands. County town: Lifford. Pop: 137 575 (2002). Area: 4830 sq km (1865 sq miles)

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