IRELAND


Meaning of IRELAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī(-ə)r-lənd ]

geographical name

1. or Latin Hi·ber·nia hī-ˈbər-nē-ə island W Europe in the Atlantic, one of the British Isles area 32,052 square miles (83,015 square kilometers ); divided between Ireland (republic) & Northern Ireland

2. or Ei·re ˈer-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 square miles (69,165 square kilometers ), population 3,523,401

3. — see Northern Ireland

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.