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单词 Ireland
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Definition of Ireland in English:

Ireland

proper nounˈʌɪələndˈaɪ(ə)rlənd
  • 1An island of the British Isles, lying west of Great Britain. Approximately four fifths of the area of Ireland forms the Republic of Ireland, with the remaining one fifth forming Northern Ireland.

    Synonyms
    Eire, the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Republic, southern Ireland
    Northern Ireland
    informal the Emerald Isle
    Latin Hibernia
    literary Erin
  • 2The Republic of Ireland.

    See Ireland, Republic of

Ireland was inhabited by Celts from about the 6th century BC. English invasions began in the 12th century under Henry II, although the whole of the island was not conquered until the time of the Tudors. Revolts against English rule led to English and Scottish families being settled on confiscated land; in parts of Ulster the descendants of Protestant settlers form a majority. After an unsuccessful rebellion in 1798, union of Britain and Ireland followed in 1801. Increased prosperity was experienced in Protestant Ulster, but not in the rest of the island, and after the failure of the potato crop in the 1840s thousands died in a famine, and thousands more emigrated. After the First World War Ireland was divided into two self-governing areas. For later history see Ireland, Republic of and Northern Ireland

 
 

Definition of Ireland in US English:

Ireland

proper nounˈī(ə)rləndˈaɪ(ə)rlənd
  • 1An island of the British Isles, lying west of Great Britain. Approximately four fifths of the area of Ireland forms the Republic of Ireland, with the remaining one fifth forming Northern Ireland.

    Synonyms
    eire, the republic of ireland, the irish republic, southern ireland
  • 2The Republic of Ireland.

    See Ireland, Republic of

Ireland was inhabited by Celts from about the 6th century BC. English invasions began in the 12th century under Henry II, although the whole of the island was not conquered until the time of the Tudors. Revolts against English rule led to English and Scottish families being settled on confiscated land; in parts of Ulster the descendants of Protestant settlers form a majority. After an unsuccessful rebellion in 1798, union of Britain and Ireland followed in 1801. Increased prosperity was experienced in Protestant Ulster, but not in the rest of the island, and after the failure of the potato crop in the 1840s thousands died in a famine, and thousands more emigrated. After World War I Ireland was divided into two self-governing areas. For later history see Ireland, Republic of and Northern Ireland

 
 
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