Eire

Eir·e

 (âr′ə, ī′rə, âr′ē, ī′rē)

See Ireland.

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Eire

(ˈɛərə)

n

1. (Placename) the Irish Gaelic name for Ireland¹

2. (Placename) a former official name (1937–49) for Republic of Ireland

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Ire•land

(ˈaɪ^ər lənd)

n.

1. Latin, Hibernia. an island of the British Isles, W of Great Britain, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 32,375 sq. mi. (83,850 sq. km).

2. Republic of. Formerly, Irish Free State (1922–37), Eire (1937–49). a republic occupying most of the island of Ireland. 3,632,944; 27,137 sq. mi. (70,285 sq. km).Cap.: Dublin. Irish, Eire.

Ire′land•er, n.

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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

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Translations

إيرلندا

Irská republika

Den Irske Republik

Irland

Ιρλανδία

EireIrlanda

Irlanti

République d’Irlande

Irska

Eire

アイルランド

아일랜드

Republiek Ierland

Irland

Irlandia

Irlanda

Эйре

Irland

ประเทศไอร์แลนด์

İrlanda

爱尔兰

Eire

[ˈɛərə] N → Eire m, República f de Irlanda

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Eire

[ˈɛərə] n → République f d'Irlande
in Eire → en République d'Irlande

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Eire

n → Irland nt, → Eire nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Eire

[ˈɛərə] n → Repubblica d'Irlanda

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Eire

→ إيرلندا Irská republika Den Irske Republik Irland Ιρλανδία Eire, Irlanda Irlanti République d’Irlande Irska Eire アイルランド 아일랜드 Republiek Ierland Irland Irlandia Irlanda Эйре Irland ประเทศไอร์แลนด์ İrlanda Eire (tên gọi của nước Ireland theo tiếng Gaelic) 爱尔兰

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