Dublin
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Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
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a county in E Republic of Ireland. 356 sq. mi. (922 sq. km). Dublin.
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a city in central Georgia.
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Gaelic name: Baile Átha Cliath. 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)
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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)
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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.
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Former England forward Dion Dublin, who witnessed Canada's win for BBC Radio 5 Live, was impressed with what he saw from David.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Advocates and local leaders have raised similar concerns in Dublin, another Bay Area city where federal officials are working to transfer ownership of a former prison.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Boutcher said he had arrived in the UK in 2023 via Paris and Dublin and "was not known" to police.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In Dublin and the neighboring county of Meath, that power figure rises to more than half.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The manservant rolled onto his back, caught them by the collars of their donkey jackets, and flipped them into Dublin harbor.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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