Irishwoman

[ ahy-rish-woom-uhn ]

noun,plural I·rish·wom·en.
  1. a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.

  2. a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland.

Origin of Irishwoman

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at Irish, woman

Words Nearby Irishwoman

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How to use Irishwoman in a sentence

  • Then an anticlimax; for suddenly the Irishwoman, followed by her spouse, rushed out and almost received our fire.

    Wanderings in Patagonia | Julius Beerbohm
  • Not very cheerful—and only that dirty old Irishwoman to do for you!

    Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony Hope
  • We ended our tour by visiting an Irishwoman who had been converted from Popery.

    Haunted London | Walter Thornbury
  • She is an Irishwoman, and the authoress of the "Diary of an Ennuyée."

    Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann Kemble
  • The occupant was a fish-hawker, an Irishwoman—cheery and self-asserting, voluble as to herself and her neighbours.

    Notes on Old Edinburgh | Isabella L. Bird

British Dictionary definitions for Irishwoman

Irishwoman

/ (ˈaɪrɪʃwʊmən) /


nounplural -women
  1. a female native, citizen, or inhabitant of Ireland or a female descendant of someone Irish

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