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Hi⋅ber⋅ni⋅an

[hahy-bur-nee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
–noun
2. a native of Ireland.

Origin:
1625–35; Hiberni(a) + -an
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Hi·ber·ni·a   (hī-bûr'nē-ə)   
The Latin and poetic name for the island of Ireland.
Hi·ber'ni·an adj. & n.
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