Eire

Eire
noun
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Irelander (for: ↑Ireland)
• Members of this Region:
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑European nation
• Member Holonyms:
• Part Holonyms: ↑Ireland, ↑Hibernia, ↑Emerald Isle, ↑Europe
• Part Meronyms:

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Eire [Eire]
the official name for Ireland between 1937 and 1949, when it became the Republic of Ireland. The name Eire is still sometimes used outside Ireland.

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eir(e
obs. form of air, eyre, heir.

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  • Éire — (pronounced|ˈeːrʲə pronunciation|Eire.ogg) is the Irish name for the island of Ireland and of the state of the same name. Etymology Éire is the nominative form in modern Irish of the name for the goddess called Ériu in Old Irish, a mythical… …   Wikipedia

  • Éire Óg — may refer to:* Éire Óg (band), a popular Irish rebel music band. * Eire Og/Corrachoill GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kildare * Eire Og Greystones GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Wicklow, Ireland * Éire Óg GAA (Oxford), a… …   Wikipedia

  • Eire — Éire (irisch) Ireland (engl.) Irland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Éire — (irisch) Ireland (engl.) Irland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eire — [ e:ri, engl.: ɛərə ]; s: irischer Name von ↑ Irland. * * * Éire   [ eːri], irischer Name für Irland. * * * Eire [ e:ri; engl. ɛərə]; s: irischer Name von Irland …   Universal-Lexikon

  • eire — eire, n. Air. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eire — Eire, prop. n. the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for the Republic of Ireland. Syn: Erin, Ireland. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eire — eire, or eyre /er/ In old English law, a journey, route, or circuit. Justices in eire were judges who were sent by commission, every seven years, into various counties to hold the assizes and hear pleas of the crown. 3 Bl. Comm. 58 …   Black's law dictionary

  • eire — eire, or eyre /er/ In old English law, a journey, route, or circuit. Justices in eire were judges who were sent by commission, every seven years, into various counties to hold the assizes and hear pleas of the crown. 3 Bl. Comm. 58 …   Black's law dictionary

  • Eire — nom gaélique de la république d Irlande …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Eire — another name for the Republic of Ireland …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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