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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024I•rish /ˈaɪrɪʃ/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to Ireland.
of or relating to the language spoken by many of the people in Ireland.n. - [plural* the + ~;
used with a plural verb] the people born or living in Ireland. - [uncountable] a language spoken by many of the people in Ireland.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024I•rish (ī′rish),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.
n. - the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- the aboriginal Celtic-speaking people of Ireland.
- Also called Irish Gaelic. the Celtic language of Ireland in its historical or modern form. Abbr.: Ir, Ir. Cf. Middle Irish, Old Irish.
- See Irish English.
- See Irish whiskey.
- get one's Irish up, [Informal.]to become angry or outraged:Don't go getting your Irish up over a little matter like that.
- 1175–1225; Middle English Yrisse, Iris(c)h; compare Old English Īras people of Ireland (cognate with Old Norse Īrar); see -ish1
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