Dublin

[ duhb-lin ]

noun

1. Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath [blah , klee, -, uh]. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
2. a county in E Republic of Ireland. 356 sq. mi. (922 sq. km). : Dublin.
3. a city in central Georgia.

Dublin

/ ˈdʌblɪn /

noun

1. the capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay : under English rule from 1171 until 1922; commercial and cultural centre; contains one of the world's largest breweries and exports whiskey, stout, and agricultural produce. Pop: 1 004 614 (2002) Gaelic nameBaile Átha Cliath
2. a county in E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster on the Irish Sea: mountainous in the south but low-lying in the north and centre. County seat: Dublin. Pop: 1 122 821 (2002). Area: 922 sq km (356 sq miles)

Dublin

1. Capital and major port of the Republic of Ireland and the largest city in the country; located on the Irish Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean .

Notes

As the intellectual and cultural center of Ireland, Dublin was a stronghold of Irish nationalism , the birthplace of renewed interest in the Irish language and Irish literature, and home to writers such as James Joyce , Jonathan Swift , and William Butler Yeats .

Example Sentences

Astley opened venues in London, Paris, and Dublin, and imitators cropped up in the New World (George Washington attended).

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Early in the book, she takes her two sons to Dublin for the day.

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“Raised by Wolves” tells the story of a traumatic car-bombing in Dublin.

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After growing up in southside Dublin, Hewson was bit by the acting bug and enrolled in an program at New York University.

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The challenge was set by HSBC, sponsors of the Open Championship, and filmed at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club in Dublin.

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The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.

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William King, archbishop of Dublin, died; author of a celebrated treatise on the origin of evil.

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The old stage-road from Dublin to Galway measures 133 miles, or nearly seven more than the Railroad.

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A party of United Irishmen defeated near Dublin with great slaughter; many of those taken were executed.

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They gave a dinner at their hotel in Dublin to which, with other Irish railway representatives, I was invited.

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