munster

¹

[ muhn-ster, moon- ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. muenster.

Munster

²

[ muhn-ster ]

noun

1. a province in SW Republic of Ireland. 9,316 sq. mi. (24,130 sq. km).
2. a town in NW Indiana.

Münster

³

[ myn-stuhr ]

noun

1. a city in NW Germany: treaty of Westphalia 1648.

münster

¹

/ ˈmynstə /

noun

1. a variant of muenster

Munster

²

/ ˈmʌnstə /

noun

1. a province of SW Republic of Ireland: the largest of the four provinces and historically a kingdom; consists of the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford. Capital: Cork. Pop: 1 100 614 (2002). Area: 24 125 sq km (9315 sq miles)

Münster

³

/ ˈmynstər /

noun

1. a city in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Dortmund-Ems Canal: one of the treaties comprising the Peace of Westphalia (1648) was signed here; became capital of Prussian Westphalia in 1815. Pop: 269 579 (2003 est)