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Irish

see synonyms of irish

Noun

1. irish, irish people

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

2. irish, irish whiskey, irish whisky

whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

3. irish, irish gaelic

the Celtic language of Ireland

Adjective

4. irish

of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Irish

see synonyms of irish
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its people, their Celtic language, or their dialect of English
2. informal, offensive
ludicrous or illogical
noun
3.  the Irish
4.  another name for Irish Gaelic

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Irish

see synonyms of irish
adjective
1. 
of Ireland or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. 
the Celtic language spoken in Ireland
3. 
the English dialect spoken in Ireland
4.  Informal
temper
chiefly in get someone's Irish up, to arouse someone's temper

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Irish

see synonyms of irish
adj.
Of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb)
a. The people of Ireland.
b. People of Irish ancestry.
2.
a. The Goidelic language of Ireland. Also called Irish Gaelic.
3. Informal Fieriness of temper or passion; high spirit.

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