Ireland
['aiəland]
Definition
(noun.) an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
(noun.) a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921.
Edited by Everett--From WordNet
Examples
- It is not contrary to justice, that both Ireland and America should contribute towards the discharge of the public debt of Great Britain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It reached out far beyond the utmost limits of the empire, into Armenia, Persia, Abyssinia, Ireland, Germany, India, and Turkestan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After all, who can take the nationalisation of Ireland seriously? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- After Ireland came Scotland, where Cromwell shattered a Royalist army at the Battle of Dunbar (1650). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yes--to Ireland. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- If they don't see their madness before the end of that time, I must have hands from Ireland. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It is, to be sure; and when you get to Bitternutt Lodge, Connaught, Ireland, I shall never see you again, Jane: that's morally certain. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And they may believe you never will exercise it in the colonies any more than in Ireland, unless on some very extraordinary occasion. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He is no doubt still in Ireland. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Even Ireland has a few animals, now generally regarded as varieties, but which have been ranked as species by some zoologists. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I never go over to Ireland, not having myself much of a fancy for the country. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Both Ireland and the colonies, indeed, would be subjected to heavier taxes than any which they at present pay. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This digression into the history of Ireland now comes up to the time of infectious imperialism in Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I thought he had a fine name and he came from Minnesota which made a lovely name: Ireland of Minnesota, Ireland of Wisconsin, Ireland of Michigan. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I only got back from Ireland last night, said the Sergeant, coming round to the practical object of his visit, in his own impenetrable manner. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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