Anglo-Irish
Americannoun
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persons of English descent living in Ireland.
adjective
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of or relating to the Anglo-Irish or their speech.
noun
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(functioning as plural) the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
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the English language as spoken in Ireland
adjective
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of or relating to the Anglo-Irish
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of or relating to English and Irish
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of or relating to the English language as spoken in Ireland
Etymology
Origin of Anglo-Irish
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which set out to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
They professed to find the source of their ideology with Edmund Burke, the 18th-century Anglo-Irish philosopher and politician.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
He openly espoused conservative beliefs and organized a reading group around the writings of Edmund Burke, the Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher viewed as a founder of modern conservatism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
He began a relationship there with the Anglo-Irish writer Caroline Blackwood, and his marriage dissolved.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2023
The Pale was literally bounded by the Liffey and the Boyne, and the old feuds, the long-protracted wars between the Anglo-Irish and the natives still subsisted.
From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous
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