Eire

Eir·e  (âr, r, âr, r)

See Ireland².

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Eire

Noun

Ireland or the Republic of Ireland [Irish Gaelic]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Eire - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland CIRA, Continuity Army Council, Continuity Irish Republican Army - a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein Catholic Reaction Force, INLA, Irish National Liberation Army, People's Liberation Army, People's Republican Army - a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland IRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Dissident Irish Republican Army, Real IRA, Real Irish Republican Army, RIRA - a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown Common Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union" Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland capital of Ireland, Dublin, Irish capital - capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic Cork - a port city in southern Ireland Galway - a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay Limerick - port city in southwestern Ireland Tara - a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century Waterford - a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

Translations

Eire [ˈɛərə] n → Eire m

Eire [ˈɛərə] n → République f d'Irlande

Eire [ˈɛərə] n → (Republik f) Irland nt

Eire [ˈɛərə] n → Repubblica d'Irlanda