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Hibernian

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Hi·ber·ni·a  (h-bûrn-)
The Latin and poetic name for the island of Ireland.

Hi·berni·an adj. & n.

Hibernian [haɪˈbɜːnɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Ireland or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Ireland
[from Hibernia, the Roman name for Ireland]
Translations
Hibernian (poet)
adjhibernisch
nHibernier(in) m(f)


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I may here remark by the way--what I subsequently gleamed--that all the islands of Polynesia enjoy the reputation, in common with the Hibernian isle, of being free from the presence of any vipers; though whether Saint Patrick ever visited them, is a question I shall not attempt to decide.
The tin case, however, containing the important despatches for New York, was irretrievably lost; the very precaution taken by the worthy Hibernian to secure his missives, had, by rendering them conspicuous, produced their robbery.
 
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