republic of ireland | Search Online Etymology Dictionary

place in Ireland, Englished from Irish Corcaigh, from corcach "marsh."

small republic in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, probably from indigenous (Navarrese) andurrial "shrub-covered land." Related: Andorran.

Waterford

city in southeastern Ireland; 1783 in reference to a type of glassware manufactured there.

Irishry (n.)

"people of Ireland, the Irish people conceived as a company or body," late 14c., from Irish + -ry.

home rule (n.)

1860, originally in reference to Ireland, from home (n.) + rule (n.).

Milesian (adj.)

1540s, "of or pertaining to Miletus, ancient city of Caria on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor." From 1590s in reference to Ireland or the Irish, a different word, from Milesius, a legendary king of Spain, whose two sons were said to have conquered and reorganized Ireland in ancient times.

Hibernia

from Latin Hibernia, the Roman name for Ireland, also in forms Iverna, Juverna, Ierne, etc., all ultimately from Old Celtic *Iveriu "Ireland" (see Irish (n.)). This particular form of the name was altered in Latin as though it meant "land of winter" (see hibernation).

Hibernicism (n.)

1758, "use of a word or phrase considered peculiar to the Irish," from stem of Hibernia "Ireland" + -ism.

Argentine (adj.)

"of or from Argentina," 1830 (from 1829 as a noun, "citizen or inhabitant of the Argentine Republic"); Argentinian is from 1845 as a noun, 1858 as an adjective.

Bolivia

South American republic, founded 1825, named for Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), statesman and soldier.

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