n.
Pronunciation: ' ī (- ə )r-l ə nd
Function: geographical name
1 or L Hi · ber · nia \ h ī - ' b ə r-n ē - ə \ island W Europe in the Atlantic, one of the British Isles area 32,052 sq mi (83,015 sq km ); divided bet. Ireland (republic) & Northern Ireland
2 or Ei · re \ ' er- ə \ country occupying major portion of the island; a republic since 1949; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1921 & (as Irish Free State ) a dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations 1922-37 capital Dublin area 26,602 sq mi (69,165 sq km ), pop 3,917,203
3 ― see NORTHERN IRELAND