I·rish·wom·an

(ī′rĭsh-wo͝om′ən)

A woman of Irish birth or ancestry.

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Irishwoman

(ˈaɪrɪʃwʊmən)

n, pl -women

(Peoples) a female native, citizen, or inhabitant of Ireland or a female descendant of someone Irish

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I•rish•wom•an

(ˈaɪ rɪʃˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.

a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland.

[1350–1400]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Irishwoman - a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Irelander, Irish person - a native or inhabitant of Ireland

Translations

إِيرْلَنْدِيَّةُ

Irka

irer

Irin

Ιρλανδή

irlandesa

irlantilainenirlantilainen nainen

Irlandaise

Irkinja

irlandese

アイルランド人女性

아일랜드 여자

irländska

ผู้หญิงไอริช

İrlandalı

phụ nữ Ireland

爱尔兰女人

Irishwoman

[ˈaɪərɪʃˌwʊmən] N (Irishwomen (pl)) → irlandesa f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Irishwoman

[ˈaɪrɪʃwʊmən] n → Irlandaise f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Irishwoman

[ˈaɪ/ərɪʃˌwʊmən] n (-women (pl)) → irlandese f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Irishwoman

→ إِيرْلَنْدِيَّةُ Irka irer Irin Ιρλανδή irlandesa irlantilainen nainen Irlandaise Irkinja irlandese アイルランド人女性 아일랜드 여자 Ierse ire Irlandka irlandesa ирландка irländska ผู้หญิงไอริช İrlandalı phụ nữ Ireland 爱尔兰女人

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Saxon was both shocked and hurt by the Irishwoman's brutality.

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She had taken the place of an Irishwoman who had been working in that factory ever since any one could remember.

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Skimpole's door-- literally with a hand, for the knocker was gone--and after a long parley gained admission from an Irishwoman, who was in the area when I knocked, breaking up the lid of a water-butt with a poker to light the fire with.

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A plaid shawl borrowed from the washerwoman, a ragged scrubbing skirt borrowed from the charwoman, and a gray wig rented from a costumer for twenty-five cents a night, completed the outfit; for Edna had elected to be an old Irishwoman singing broken-heartedly after her wandering boy.

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"But what a comfort it is that Rebecca's come: you will have her for a friend, and we may get rid now of this damn'd Irishwoman." To this Amelia did not answer, yes or no: and how do we know what her thoughts were?

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There was no other boarder, and the hostess was an easy-going old Irishwoman who left them to themselves; so that they had a freedom for speech and action welcome to men who had secrets in common.

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AN Irishwoman is among three people who have denied falsely claiming money meant for Grenfell Tower survivors.

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And only a great block 16 minutes from time denied the Irishwoman an equaliser.

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She has been acting in the role since earlier this year and replaces Irishwoman Grainne Moss, who now heads the new Ministry of Vulnerable Children.

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The Northern Irishwoman, who represented Ireland at the Rio Olympics, was five shots off the pace going into the final round on 12 under but she could only shoot an even par 72 and was never in contention.

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